Re: ftp question
On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 11:34:34AM -0500, disciple@exis.net wrote:
> How do you transfer an entire directory using ftp? The directory that I'm
> trying to transfer has a lot of "subdirectories" in it. These directories
> also have several types of files in them... ie.. text, video, wav, mp3,
> etc.
I recommend using "lftp", it is a command-line ftp client like normal "ftp",
but has a "mirror" command, tab completion and other goodies. Makes ftp much
more pleasant.
If you're using lftp, the command:
mirror foo
will grab the foo directory and everything in it.
Sam
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