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Date:      Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:59:01 -0400
From:      Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
To:        Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ftp get filenames with spaces and junk text
Message-ID:  <19981012105901.A26212@emu.sourcee.com>
In-Reply-To: <19981012175615.48311@welearn.com.au>; from Sue Blake on Mon, Oct 12, 1998 at 05:56:15PM %2B1000
References:  <19981012175615.48311@welearn.com.au>

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On Mon, Oct 12, 1998 at 05:56:15PM +1000, Sue Blake wrote:
> How do I get oddly named files from a macintosh ftp server to land on
> my FreeBSD disk with a decent file name? Here's some examples:
> 
> 981011 Small Bus. Sue
> Extra bits for System.sit

You can try the ncftp2/3 port -- with it you can use the tab key
to complete file names. An alternative method would be to use
a graphical FTP client and click on the file names. Using the
standard FTP client you can try using wildcard characters 
(`*' and `?') to complete the file names, but YMMV.
-- 
Regards,
Norman C. Rice, Jr.

> 
> Sorry, that's the only two names I can type that don't use funny
> characters.
> 
> I know that the default ftp client can do this (I peeked naughtily at
> the man page) but can't figure out how to get it to:
>  1. fill spaces between an infinite number of words with underscores
>  2. replace or kill all those squiggly characters
> as it writes to my disk. (No I can't change the remote files.)
> nmap seems to be the ftp command I need but I can't speak its language.
> Can someone help me work it out?
> 
> 
> PS... to whoever put all these wonderful bells and whistles into the
> ftp client, a big thank you! There's lots of handy stuff in there.
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Regards,
>         -*Sue*-

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