# Perform Bluetooth FTP client functions

You can verify Bluetooth FTP client functionality using the commands provided in the main menu of `obexctl`.

Note

To test or verify FTP server functions, a test application isn’t required. Perform FTP functions through the client connection.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, set up the device as described in [Set up the device for Bluetooth FTP functions](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70022-13/topic/bluez-ftp.html#section-bdh-4fl-rcc-navyanka-09-11-24-025-48-587).

## Create a folder

To create a folder on the remote device, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

mkdir <folder_name>
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You can verify folder creation on the server at the `/var/bluetooth` directory.

**Parameters**

`<folder_name>` is the new folder name.

**Example**

To create a folder called `new_dir`, run the following command:

mkdir new_dir
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**Sample output**

#mkdir new_dir
    Attempting to CreateFolder
    CreateFolder successful
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## Change the current folder

To change the current folder of the remote device, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

cd <folder_path>
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**Parameters**

`<folder_path>` is the folder that you intend to switch to.

**Example**

To change the current folder to `new_dir`, run the following command:

cd new_dir
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**Sample output**

#cd new_dir
    Attempting to ChangeFolder to new_dir
    ChangeFolder successful
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## Get current folder information

To get information about the current folder, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

ls .
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**Sample output**

# ls .
    Attempting to ListFolder
    [NEW] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer4
    [CHG] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer4 Size: 611
    [CHG] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer4 Status: complete
          Type: folder
          Name: My_folder
          User-perm: RWD
          Group-perm: R
          Other-perm:
          Accessed: 20231214T123503Z
          Modified: 20231214T123502Z
          Created: 20231214T123502Z
          Type: folder
          Name: new_dir
          User-perm: RWD
          Group-perm: R
          Other-perm:
          Accessed: 20231215T093311Z
          Modified: 20231215T093245Z
          Created: 20231215T093245Z
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## Copy a file to a remote device

To copy a local file to the remote device, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

cp :<source_file> <destination_file>
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**Parameters**

- `<source_file>` is the local file.
- `<destination_file>` is the target file on the remote device.

**Example**

To copy a local file at `Documents/ftp_client.txt` to the `ftp_client.txt` on the remote device, run the following command:

cp :Documents/ftp_client.txt ftp_client.txt
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**Sample output**

# cp :Documents/ftp_client.txt ftp_client.txt
    Attempting to PutFile
    [NEW] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer5
    Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer5
          Status: queued
          Name: ftp_client.txt
          Size: 10
          Filename: Documents/ftp_client.txt
          Session: /org/bluez/obex/client/session7
    [CHG] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer5 Status: complete
    [DEL] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer5
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## Copy a file from a remote device

Before you begin, [change the current folder](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70022-13/topic/bluez-perform-bluetooth-ftp-server-and-client-functions.html#section-h1b-y3l-rcc-navyanka-09-11-24-051-31-148) to the folder of the intended file.

To copy a file from the remote device to a local directory, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

cp <destination_file> :<source_file>
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**Parameters**

- `<source_file>` is the file on the remote device.
- `<destination_file>` is the target file on the local device.

**Example**

To copy `ftp_client_2.txt` file from the remote device to the local device, run the following command:

cp ftp_client_2.txt :ftp_client_2.txt
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**Sample output**

# cp ftp_client_2.txt :ftp_client_2.txt
    Attempting to GetFile
    [NEW] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer21
    Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer21
          Status: queued
          Name: ftp_client_2.txt
          Size: 0
          Filename: ftp_client_2.txt
          Session: /org/bluez/obex/client/session7
    [CHG] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer21 Size: 13
    [CHG] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer21 Status: complete
    [DEL] Transfer /org/bluez/obex/client/session7/transfer21
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## Copy a file in a remote device

To copy a file from a directory to another directory on the remote device, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

cp <source_file> <destination_file>
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**Parameters**

- `<source_file>` is the file you intend to copy.
- `<destination_file>` is the target location.

**Example**

To copy `ftp_client.txt` to `/new_dir_2/`, run the following command:

cp ftp_client.txt ../new_dir_2/ftp_client.txt
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**Sample output**

# cp ftp_client.txt ../new_dir_2/ftp_client.txt
    Attempting to CopyFile
    CopyFile successful
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## Move a file

To move a file from one folder to another on the remote device, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

mv <source_file> <destination_file>
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**Parameters**

- `<source_file>` is the file you intend to move.
- `<destination_file>` is the target location.

**Example**

To move `ftp_client_2.txt` file to `/new_dir_2/`, run the following command:

mv ftp_client_2.txt ../new_dir_2/ftp_client_2.txt
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**Sample output**

#mv ftp_client_2.txt ../new_dir_2/ftp_client_2.txt
    Attempting to MoveFile
    MoveFile successful
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## Delete a file

To delete a file, run the following command from the `obexctl` menu:

rm <filename>
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**Parameters**

`<filename>` is the file you intend to delete.

**Example**

To delete `ftp_client.txt` file, run the following command:

rm ftp_client.txt
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**Sample output**

# rm ftp_client.txt
    Attempting to Delete
    Delete successful
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Last Published: Sep 15, 2025

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