# Installer ncftp avec Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de ncftp pour les workflows d'agents IA.

## installation

```sh
sudo av install brew:ncftp
```

Commandes d'installation supplémentaires:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ncftp
```

  Preuve: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install ncftp
```

  Preuve: MacPorts ports tree: net/ncftp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add ncftp
```

  Preuve: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncftp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install ncftp
```

  Preuve: Debian stable package indexes: ncftp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install ncftp
```

  Preuve: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ncftp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ncftp
```

  Preuve: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nc/ncftp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S ncftp
```

  Preuve: Arch Linux sync databases: ncftp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Faits du paquet

- **Clé du paquet:** brew:ncftp
- **Gestionnaire de paquets:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.3.0
- **Résumé source:** FTP client with an advanced user interface
- **Page d'accueil:** <https://www.ncftp.com/>
- **Généré:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## exécutables

- ncftp (alias)
- ncftpbatch (alias)
- ncftpbookmarks (alias)
- ncftpget (alias)
- ncftpls (alias)
- ncftpput (alias)
- ncftpspooler (alias)

## Comportement d'installation

- Bouteille: non disponible

## Version et fraîcheur

- page générée: 2026-08-03
- version du gestionnaire: 3.3.0
## Historique du projet et usages

NcFTP is one of the older surviving enhanced FTP clients. The official client page says it has been in service on Unix systems since 1991 and positions it as a popular alternative to `/usr/bin/ftp` with ease-of-use and performance improvements.

### Historique du projet

The download page preserves the project's three main eras: 1.x from 1991, 2.x from 1995, and 3.x from 1998. The 3.0.0 changelog entry on 2000-03-19 marks a major modernized line with the Clarified Artistic License, native Win32 support, HTML manual pages, shell utilities, transfer logging, firewall configuration support, and the v3 preference file.

### Historique d'adoption

NcFTP's adoption comes from longevity and scripting utility more than novelty. It ships not just `ncftp`, but also `ncftpget`, `ncftpput`, `ncftpls`, `ncftpbatch`, and `ncftpspooler`, which made it attractive for unattended FTP workflows. The Homebrew formula API response consulted for this July 2026 batch reported 105 install-on-request events in 30 days and 2,716 in 365 days.

### Modes d'utilisation

Interactive use centers on bookmarked FTP sessions, resuming transfers, passive-mode handling, logging, and friendlier prompts than the classic FTP client. The utility programs are the package-nerd core: `ncftpget` downloads files or recursive trees from scripts, `ncftpput` uploads files or directory trees, both can use login config files, debug logs, redial counts, passive/PORT selection, background batch jobs, and raw FTP commands for awkward servers.

### Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

NcFTP matters as the pragmatic FTP survivor: useful when old appliances, mirrors, mainframes, or vendor dropboxes still speak FTP. It is less about fashionable networking and more about reliable edge-case behavior around recursive transfers, resume, timestamps, passive-mode fallback, batch queues, and strange server implementations.

### Chronologie

- 1991: NcFTP 1.x era began on Unix systems.
- 1995: NcFTP 2.x era began.
- 1998: NcFTP 3.x era began.
- 2000-03-19: 3.0.0 documented the v3 licensing, Win32, utility, and preference changes.
- 2025-04-23: 3.3.0 fixed configure-script checks for newer GCC.

### Related projects

- FTP, RFC 959, LibNcFTP, NcFTPd, lftp, wget

### Sources

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/ncftp.json>
- <https://www.ncftp.com/download/>
- <https://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/>
- <https://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/doc/changelog.html>
- <https://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/doc/ncftpget.html>
- <https://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/doc/ncftpput.html>


## Notes de sécurité

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Risque Geiger:** blue / moyen
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets

- Debian apt - ncftp - 2:3.2.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ncftp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | User-friendly and well-featured FTP client | https://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/
- Nix - ncftp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nc/ncftp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - ncftp - 2:3.2.6-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ncftp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | User-friendly and well-featured FTP client | https://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/
- apk - ncftp - 3.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncftp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A set of free application programs implementing FTP | https://www.ncftp.com/
- apk - ncftp-bookmarks - 3.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncftp-bookmarks from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A set of free application programs implementing FTP | https://www.ncftp.com/
- apk - ncftp-dev - 3.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncftp-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A set of free application programs implementing FTP (development files) | https://www.ncftp.com/
- apk - ncftp-doc - 3.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ncftp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A set of free application programs implementing FTP (documentation) | https://www.ncftp.com/
- dnf - ncftp - 3.3.0-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ncftp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Improved console FTP client | http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/
- pacman - ncftp - 3.3.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ncftp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A set of free application programs implementing FTP | https://www.ncftp.com/
- MacPorts - ncftp: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/ncftp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ncftp.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/ncftp.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph