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it is not working when i using mdelete to delete *.txt, and the server log as "550 Couldn't open the file or directory"

ftp> mput aa.txt bb.txt
local: aa.txt remote: aa.txt
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||21162|)
150 Starting data transfer.
0 0.00 KiB/s
226 Operation successful
local: bb.txt remote: bb.txt
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||21176|)
150 About to start data transfer.
0 0.00 KiB/s
226 Operation successful
ftp>
ftp> mdelete *.txt
Couldn't open the file or directory
ftp>

What does it say in the server log?

the server log just display "550 Couldn't open the file or directory" when i commit ftp> mdelete *.txt。

2022-12-08T02:11:29.227Z << 229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||11397|)
2022-12-08T02:11:29.634Z >> NLST *.txt
2022-12-08T02:11:29.634Z << 550 Couldn't open the file or directory


it was working when i commit ftp> mdelete aa.txt bb.txt, but i need to use *.txt

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