Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:56:15 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ftp get filenames with spaces and junk text Message-ID: <19981012175615.48311@welearn.com.au>
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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 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*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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