How to get files and folders from a remote server using FTP?

Let's make a quick start by looking at the various commands to get files and folders from a remote server. 

Method 1:

wget -m -nH --user='username' --password='user_password' ftp: //IP address/

Method 2:

1. ftp

2. open ftp: //ftp.domain_name.com 

3. enter username and password

4. ls -la 

5. get filename or mget *     ( Note: This works only with files and not folders)

Method 3:

wget --user=username --password='user_password' ftp: //url/path/file.name

Method 4: 

wget -r --user=username --password='user_password' ftp: //ftp.domain_name.com/*

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