On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 10:36:13AM -0200, Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra wrote: > Em Sáb, 2004-01-24 às 04:44, tripolar escreveu: > > I would like to download all files from an ftp site. probably 250 files > > some between 25-50 Megs.I am wondering about using wget with shell ( > > bash) script to login, download all files, if one is found on harddrive > > ignore and goto next one. one file at a time to prevent using too much > > of their bandwidth. > > I think wget does that automatically, check man wget. If it doesn't, > it is a safe bet NcFTP does, and is scriptable too. >
wget has a mirror option. So does lftp. I use lftp regularly to mirror ftp-archives. Regards Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight..." Psalms 51:2-4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]