new

 $

ftp

 
= Net::FTP->new
(

host

[, 

options

])

Constructs a new Net::FTP object. Arguments are:

host

The name of the remote host.

options

A hash specifying any of the following information:

Firewall

Name of an FTP firewall.

Port

Port number to use for the FTP connection. Defaults to 21.

Timeout

Timeout value. Defaults to 120 seconds.

Debug

Debug level.

Passive

True or false, specifying whether to perform transfers in passive mode.