Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:46:37 -0000 From: "Andy [TECC NOPS]" <andy@tecc.co.uk> To: <darryl@osborne-ind.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: ftp question Message-ID: <NDBBKOKIGKLFGGPFHCGBOEHCCLAA.andy@tecc.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <007801c0a7f6$7a41f430$0701a8c0@darryl>
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Add the package "wget" and then read the man page. You want somet like this :- %wget ftp://username@password@ftp.blahblah.com/* works a treat. Regards Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Darryl Hoar > Sent: 08 March 2001 17:38 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: ftp question > > > Greetings, > I am trying to use ftp to get a directory and all its > files/subdirectorys in > one > fell swoop. There are a few hundred files, so doing it one get at a time > isn't > going to fly. > > Can this be done from the command line ? I looked into ports but > the search > didn't turn up much. This must be a common problem. > > (Do I have to tar it to an archive, then ftp the archive and decompress ?) > > thanks, > Darryl > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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