Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 11:30:32 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: ache@nagual.pp.ru (=?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?=) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, msmith@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-usrbin@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/ftp complete.c fetch.c util.c Makefile cmds.c cmdtab.c domacro.c extern.h ftp.1 ftp.c ftp_var.h main Message-ID: <199706260200.LAA03841@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970625175643.29439A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net> from "[______ ______]" at "Jun 25, 97 05:59:45 pm"
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[______ ______] stands accused of saying:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
>
> > > - commandline editing and history.
> > > - local and remote filename completion.
> > > - a new progress display.
> > > - the ability to access files using either the ftp or http protocols,
> > > and use http proxies for ftp transfers.
> >
> > Hmmmm. Maybe it's time to kill the evil fetch(1) then? :)
>
> Only when new ftp will handle {ftp,http}://user:password@host:port/path
> URLs properly (f.e. not confused by @ in password, not confused by first
> :, etc)
You should read the documentation before sniping :
FTP(1) FreeBSD General Commands Manual FTP(1)
NAME
ftp - ARPANET file transfer program
SYNOPSIS
ftp [-a] [-d] [-e] [-g] [-i] [-n] [-U] [-p] [-P port] [-t] [-v] [-V]
[host [port]]
ftp ftp://[user:password@]host[:port]/file[/]
ftp http://host[:port]/file
ftp host:[/path/]file[/]
> Andrey A. Chernov
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