I'm a linux newbie, but it would seem remiss if someone did not to mention these two ftp commands: At the ftp command line: ftp> prompt to turn off prompting. Enter prompt again, and you will turn it back on. If you want to copy all files, you will want it to be off. ftp> mget yourdir/* to copy all the files from the directory yourdir on the remote machine to your machine. Note that in the above example you must use the ftp cd command to change directory to the parent directory of "yourdir." Before you use the ftp command, you could create a "yourdir" directory on your machine and cd to it. After that invoke ftp and use the above ftp commands to copy all the files. Also - be sure to check if your ftp transfer type is ASCII or BINARY. The default value is frequently ASCII - but this is good only for text files as a general rule. The ascii or binary ftp commands cat be used to set the transfer type. John Baskette > ---------- > From: Shuman[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 8:08 PM > To: Bdlug > Cc: Linux (newbie); Linux (admin) > Subject: Re: [bdlug] ftp client > > On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Mursalin wrote: > [ is there any ftp client with which i can copy directory(s)? > > using the plain command line ftp client, you can do it only IF the ftp > server supports something like tar and/or gzip on the fly. then you can > simply do a: > > get dirname.tar or dirname.tgz > > and the ftp server will tar or tar+gzip the directory and transfer that > > but with some other client (like mc's ftp client or gftp), you can simply > select the directory and copy/download it. > > [ i have another question, it may sound crazy but ......, can i mount a > [ ftp directory? > > not in the conventional sense, but with some other software you can (e.g. > mc's ftp feature). > > --- > M S Anam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Annex Group, Bangladesh We hack to learn! > > There is is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home. > -- Ken Olsen (President of Digital Equipment Corporation), > Convention of the World Future Society, in Boston, 1977 >
