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Date:      Tue, 13 Oct 1998 08:08:02 +0300 (EEST)
From:      Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr>
To:        Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
Cc:        Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ftp get filenames with spaces and junk text
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.981013080724.17948E-100000@turkey.ispro.net.tr>
In-Reply-To: <19981012105901.A26212@emu.sourcee.com>

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the ftp command which is comes with 2.2.6 release and after also 
supports tab key to complete file names

On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Norman C Rice wrote:

> 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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