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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ftpwho",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftpwho/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-07-31T05:42:20Z",
    "synopsis": "",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ftpwho - show current process information for each FTP session\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "ftpwho",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The  ftpwho command shows process information for all active proftpd connections, and a count\nof all connected users off of each server.  Proftpd sessions spawned from inetd  are  counted\nseparately from those created by a master proftpd standalone server.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h,--help",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f,--file",
                    "content": "Specify  the  full path to proftpd's run-time scoreboard file (configured via the\nScoreboardFile directive in proftpd.conf ).  If proftpd's default  directory  has\nbeen changed via this directive, ftpwho must either be recompiled, or this option\nmust be used in order to find proftpd's scoreboard.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-o,--outform",
                    "content": "Specify an output format.  Currently, three formats are supported: compat,oneline\nand  json.   The  compat  format is used for backward compatibility.  The oneline\nformat causes all of the fields for a session to be displayed on a  single  line,\nfor  ease  of  line-based searches (e.g. grep).  The json format emits all of the\ninformation as a JSON object.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-v,--verbose",
                    "content": "Reports additional information for each connection, such as the remote  host  and\ncurrent  working directory.  -S,--server server-name Specify the ServerName for a\nspecific virtual host.  If used, ftpwho will only show  session  information  for\nthe given virtual host.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "/usr/bin/ftpwho",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "/run/proftpd.scoreboard",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "ProFTPD  is  written  and  maintained  by  a  number  of people, full credits can be found on",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "http://www.proftpd.org/credits.html",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "inetd(8),ftp(1),proftpd(8),ftpcount(1),ftptop(1),ftpshut(8)\n\nFull  documentation  on  ProFTPD,  including  configuration  and  FAQs,   is   available   at",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "http://www.proftpd.org/",
                    "content": "For      help/support,     try     the     ProFTPD     mailing     lists,     detailed     on"
                },
                {
                    "name": "http://www.proftpd.org/lists.html",
                    "content": "Report bugs at http://bugs.proftpd.org/\n\n\n\nMarch 2003                                    ftpwho(1)"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "summary": "ftpwho - show current process information for each FTP session",
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            "description": "Specify an output format. Currently, three formats are supported: compat,oneline and json. The compat format is used for backward compatibility. The oneline format causes all of the fields for a session to be displayed on a single line, for ease of line-based searches (e.g. grep). The json format emits all of the information as a JSON object."
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            "description": "Reports additional information for each connection, such as the remote host and current working directory. -S,--server server-name Specify the ServerName for a specific virtual host. If used, ftpwho will only show session information for the given virtual host."
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    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "inetd",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/inetd/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ftp",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftp/1/json"
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            "name": "proftpd",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/proftpd/8/json"
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        {
            "name": "ftpcount",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftpcount/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ftptop",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftptop/1/json"
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        {
            "name": "ftpshut",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ftpshut/8/json"
        }
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