FTP

214 Help Message

Help message. The server provides information about its implementation status, including a list of recognized commands or help for a specific command.

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When You See This Code

After issuing the HELP command. The server returns a list of supported commands or detailed usage for a specific command.

How to Fix

No fix needed — this is an informational response. Use it to discover which commands the server supports.

Specification

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Compare With

110 Restart Marker Reply 120 Service Ready Soon 125 Data Connection Open 150 File Status OK 200 Command OK 202 Command Superfluous 211 System Status 212 Directory Status 213 File Status 215 System Type 220 Service Ready 221 Closing Control Connection

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Glossary

Status Code TLS Handshake TCP/IP Three-Way Handshake Port Number Firewall Proxy Server (Forward Proxy) Socket Request-Response Model RFC (Request for Comments) Connection-Oriented Half-Duplex Text vs Binary Protocol FTP Active Mode FTP Passive Mode FTP Control Channel FTP Data Channel SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) FTPS (FTP Secure) FTP Reply Code FTP Anonymous Access FTP Transfer Mode (ASCII vs Binary) FTP Resume (REST Command) SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) FTP Chroot Jail WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) rsync FTP MLSD (Machine-Readable Listing) FTP NAT Traversal Transfer Integrity FTP over TLS (RFC 4217) File Locking Bandwidth Throttling TLS Versions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FTP 214 Help Message?

Help message. The server provides information about its implementation status, including a list of recognized commands or help for a specific command.

When do you see FTP 214 Help Message?

After issuing the HELP command. The server returns a list of supported commands or detailed usage for a specific command.

How to fix FTP 214 Help Message?

No fix needed — this is an informational response. Use it to discover which commands the server supports.