Command summary

To get a quick view of the kind of commands used by the protocol table 5.2 provides a quick summary. It shows what messages should be sent by clients, and what messages are sent from the bridge to the clients. The column named C denotes transmissions by the client and B denotes transmissions made by the giFT bridge.

Table: Summary of giFT protocol commands

Command	C	B	Description
ATTACH	*	*	Register session and reply
DETACH	*		Detach from bridge
QUIT	*		Stop all transfers and detach
SEARCH	*		Issue a search query
BROWSE	*		Gets entire file list from a host
LOCATE	*		Find additional data sources
ITEM		*	Response to the three above
ADDSOURCE	*		Initiate transfer
TRANSFER	*		Cancel or pause transfer
DELSOURCE	*		Delete data source
DOWNLOAD_ADD		*	Initiate download
UPLOAD_ADD		*	Initiate upload
DOWNLOAD_CHANGE		*	Download status report
UPLOAD_CHANGE		*	Upload status report
DOWNLOAD_DEL		*	Finished download
UPLOAD_DEL		*	Finished upload
SHARE	*	*	Manipulate share index
STATS	*	*	Request statistics

For more detailed descriptions on the individual commands, their syntax and usage see [GIF03].