BINary subcommand—Change the data transfer type to Image
Purpose
Use the BINary subcommand to change the data transfer type to image (binary).
Parameters
There are no parameters for this subcommand.
Usage
Use the image transfer type to transfer files between client and server without any translation of the file data. When using the image transfer type, data is sent as contiguous bits packed into 8-bit bytes. Use the image transfer type for efficient storage and retrieval of data sets or files, and for the transfer of binary data.
Context
For more information about data transfer methods, see Table 1.