Re: downloading files for ftp
Payal Rathod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 12:03:34PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote:
>> Payal Rathod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 09:26:47PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote:
>> >> The way to do it with Wget would be something like:
>> >>
>> >> wget --mirror --no-host-directories ftp://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >
>> > But if I run in thru' crontab, where will it store the downloaded files?
>> > I want it to store as it is in server 1.
>>
>> It will store them to the current directory. You can either cd to the
>> desired target directory, or use the `-P' flag to specify the
>> directory to Wget.
>
> Thanks a lot. It works wonderfully. But one small thing here. I am
> trying to use it thru' cron like this,
>
> 51 * * * * wget --mirror --no-host-directories -P /home/t1 ftp://root:[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]//home/payal/qmail*
>
> But instead of delivering it to /home/t1, wget makes a directory
> /home/t1/home/payal and put the qmail* files there.
>
> What is the workaround for this?
Use `--cut-dirs=2', which will tell Wget to get rid of two levels of
directory hierarchy ("home" and "payal").
Re: downloading files for ftp
On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 12:03:34PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: > Payal Rathod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 09:26:47PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: > >> The way to do it with Wget would be something like: > >> > >> wget --mirror --no-host-directories ftp://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > But if I run in thru' crontab, where will it store the downloaded files? > > I want it to store as it is in server 1. > > It will store them to the current directory. You can either cd to the > desired target directory, or use the `-P' flag to specify the > directory to Wget. Thanks a lot. It works wonderfully. But one small thing here. I am trying to use it thru' cron like this, 51 * * * * wget --mirror --no-host-directories -P /home/t1 ftp://root:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//home/payal/qmail* But instead of delivering it to /home/t1, wget makes a directory /home/t1/home/payal and put the qmail* files there. What is the workaround for this? Even if I can download the whole /home it is OK. With warm regards, -Payal > -- "Visit GNU/Linux Success Stories" http://payal.staticky.com Guest-Book Section Updated.
Re: downloading files for ftp
Payal Rathod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 09:26:47PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: >> The way to do it with Wget would be something like: >> >> wget --mirror --no-host-directories ftp://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > But if I run in thru' crontab, where will it store the downloaded files? > I want it to store as it is in server 1. It will store them to the current directory. You can either cd to the desired target directory, or use the `-P' flag to specify the directory to Wget.
Re: downloading files for ftp
On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 09:26:47PM +0200, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: > The way to do it with Wget would be something like: > > wget --mirror --no-host-directories ftp://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED] But if I run in thru' crontab, where will it store the downloaded files? I want it to store as it is in server 1. > It will preserve permissions. Having said that, I believe that rsync > would be better at this because it's much more careful to correctly > transfer a directory tree from point A to point B. Yes, I know, but I am quite new to rsync so thought good ol' wget will do the job. With warm regards, -Payal > > (For better transfer of file names, you should also use Wget 1.9 beta > and specify `--restrict-file-names=nocontrol'.) > > -- "Visit GNU/Linux Success Stories" http://payal.staticky.com Guest-Book Section Updated.
Re: downloading files for ftp
Payal Rathod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have 5-7 user accounts in /home whose data is important. Every day at > 12:00 I want to back their data to a differnt backup machine. > The remote machine has a ftp server. > Can I use wget for this? If yes, how do I proceed? The way to do it with Wget would be something like: wget --mirror --no-host-directories ftp://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It will preserve permissions. Having said that, I believe that rsync would be better at this because it's much more careful to correctly transfer a directory tree from point A to point B. (For better transfer of file names, you should also use Wget 1.9 beta and specify `--restrict-file-names=nocontrol'.)
