# Class Ftp_fs.ftp_fs

    class ftp_fs : ?config_client:Ftp_client.ftp_client -> unit -> ?tmp_directory:string -> ?tmp_prefix:string -> ?get_password:string -> string -> ?get_account:string -> string -> ?keep_open:bool -> string -> ftp_stream_fs

`ftp_fs base_url`: Access the FTP file system rooted at `base_url`.

The `base_url` must follow the `ftp://user@host:port/path` scheme. Passwords in `base_url` are ignored.

The following access methods are supported (compare with `Netfs.stream_fs`). Note that not all FTP servers can perform all operations:

- `path_encoding`: If the FTP server announces that it uses UTF-8 as path encoding, this is returned here; else `None`.
- `path_exclusions`: is just `0,0; 47,47`
- `nominal_dot_dot` is true. "." and ".." are resolved by the client before sending paths to the server.
- `read`: is supported. Note that FTP distinguishes between text and binary mode, so don't forget to pass the ``Binary` flag if needed. The ``Skip` flag is only emulated - the full file is retrieved first, and only the first bytes are hidden from the user. There is no support for streaming mode; the ``Streaming` flag is ignored. This means that the file is first downloaded to a temporary file, and the returned object is just a handle for this file.
- `write`: is supported, but - depending on the server - not all flag combinations. The flag list `[`Create; `Truncate]` should always work. For other flag lists, the server needs to support the `MLST` command for checking whether the file already exists. If this support is missing, an FTP error is raised. It is not supported to omit both ``Create` and ``Truncate`. Also, the ``Exclusive` flag is not supported. As for `read`, there is no streaming mode, and a temporary file is used as container.
- `size`: works only if the server supports the `SIZE` command (otherwise ENOSYS).
- `test` and `test_list`: works only if the server supports the `MLST` command (otherwise ENOSYS). The tests ``N`, ``E`, ``D`, ``F`, ``S`, ``R`, ``W`, and ``X` should work. Files are never recognized as symlinks.
- `remove`: works, but the ``Recursive` flag is not supported (and an emulation is considered as too dangerous)
- `readdir`: works
- `rename`: works
- `mkdir`: works, but the flags are ignored
- `rmdir`: works

There is no support for `symlink`, `readlink`, and `copy`.

Options:

- `config_client`: one can enable further features on the client object (e.g. proxies)
- `tmp_directory`: directory for temporary files
- `tmp_prefix`: file prefix for temporary files (w/o directory)
- `get_password`: This function should return the password for the user (passed in as argument). Defaults to "".
- `get_account`: This function should return the account name for the user (passed in as argument). Defaults to "".
- `keep_open`: By default, a new FTP connection is started for each operation, and it is shut down afterward. By setting `keep_open` the connection is kept open. The user has to call `close` when done.