I haven't used ftp in a while since most sites I use now require using
sftp. That said, I think typing prompt and hitting return would toggle
the mget/mput yes/no prompt on or off. Also, most ftp command line tools
support lcd which lets you change the local directory you are
putting/getting files to after you're connected. I don't know how many
times I've FTPed to a server, found the directory I wanted to put
something into only to realize I had FTPed from the wrong directory on
my local machine. So a little noodling with lcd fixed that and I didn't
have to quit my ftp session and start over.
CB
On 5/11/13 5:27 AM, Georgina Joyce wrote:
Hello Teresa,
I've just done this:
Open a terminal.
typed: cd Doc
Then I pressed the tab key then the enter / return key.
Result being in my Documents directory.
I then entered the details of my domain using the built in ftp program.
I then tried the cd command to move to my public_html directory.
I typed: cd pub
Then pressed tab and then enter / return.
Result I successfully moved into that directory as in the terminal.
I then typed: mget *.html
Then pressed enter / return.
Result the ftp client pulled all *.html files. However, it did require me to
press enter after every file. Maybe I needed to use a flag on the mget command.
So I'm guessing it would work for you. However, I have installed macports but
tab completion was available to me prior to installing macports. I noticed that
the ls command gave all the permissions which is really hard to read. This is
why I use ncftp because the interface is a lot cleaner.
At the end of the day, just give it a go. I don't think you can break it.
HTH
Gena
On 10 May 2013, at 23:29, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion, Gina. I hadn't thought of this option, to be honest.
Is this a script in bash? I was just using the ftp command, and it worked
nicely for one file at a time. I could just use the mget and then use tab
completion, as I understand it?
I know just enough about command-line to be dangerous. :)
Teresa
On May 10, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Georgina Joyce <g...@gena-j.me.uk> wrote:
Hello,
I accept that you'd rather use a GUI but I wondered whether you understood tab
completion and wild card characters? I use ncftp in the terminal which support
these bash features.
Gena
On 10/05/2013 16:13, Teresa Cochran wrote:
Hi, all,
Unless I'm missing something, I'm having a lot of trouble with Cyberduck. The
progress bar seems inaccessible, and the downloads stop a lot. I've looked into
ftp via Terminal, but I'm not sure I want to type in the large numbers of
filenames, as I'm downloading moderately large groups of files. I'm using a
2009 Mac Mini with OS Mountain Lion. I'm running Clamxav antivirus, and kind of
wondering if it might be checking downloads individually. Once I am able to
start transferring a file, the speeds are very good.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Teresa
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