How to install a FTP client from the command line on Mac? I'm using Mac OS X (High Sierra) and would like to run FTP from the command line (as opposed to a client with a GUI).  Unfortunately, I don't seem to have it installed ...

localhost:myproject davea$ ftp
-bash: ftp: command not found


and when I tried to install using "brew install ftp" I got the following error ...

Error: No available formula with the name "ftp"
==&gt; Searching for a previously deleted formula...
Warning: homebrew/core is shallow clone. To get complete history run:
  git -C "$(brew --repo homebrew/core)" fetch --unshallow

Error: No previously deleted formula found.
==&gt; Searching for similarly named formulae...
==&gt; Searching local taps...
These similarly named formulae were found:
bbftp-client      curlftpfs         git-ftp           lftp              ncftp             proftpd           pure-ftpd         swiftplate        uberftp           uftp              vsftpd
To install one of them, run (for example):
  brew install bbftp-client
==&gt; Searching taps...
==&gt; Searching taps on GitHub...
Error: No formulae found in taps.


How do I install a command line FTP client on my mac?
Both ftp and telnet have been removed from High Sierra. If you have Sierra installed and are using either of these commands, you will need to make a copy before upgrading to High Sierra. 

You would not necessary need Sierra. If you can find another Mac running macOS or OS X, I suppose you could copy ftp from this machine to your Mac.