Using ftp from the command line can get tedious after a while.

There’s a client for Ubuntu called gFTP that gives you a GUI based ftp experience.

Uploading files is as simple as dragging and dropping them.

Install and Use the gFTP Client on Ubuntu Linux

It’s really a great tool.

you might even use it to change file permissions.

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