I'm logged in to ftp.
I'm connected to the remote host.
I want to copy everything, including subfolders and files, to the remove
server.
mput seems to be the command, it does the first folder but doesn't seem
to go recersive.
What have I done wrong?
ftp mput *
Cheers Don
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Don Gould
On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 02:59:59PM +1300, Don Gould wrote:
mput seems to be the command, it does the first folder but doesn't seem
to go recersive.
What have I done wrong?
Used mput :-)
Actually, used ftp - the default client isn't smart enough to do the
job.
Use the lftp client instead (not
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Don Gould wrote:
mput seems to be the command, it does the first folder but doesn't seem
to go recersive.
mput globs, but does not recurse curse it.
Use tools like lftp or ncftp that have nifty things like mirror.
John Carter Phone :
I'm logged in to ftp.
I want to copy everything, including subfolders and files, to the remove
server.
What have I done wrong?
Simple answer: you have used ftp.
Considering the chaotic absent-minded design of ftp, it's only
remarkable for its continuing widespread use. Basically, ftp is
done wrong?
ftp mput *
Cheers Don
before doing mput *, try
recursive
prompt
This (should) turn on recursing directories, and turn off prompts (Do you
wish to upload foobar.ext? [y/N]).
Regards
Lee Begg
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On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 15:21, Jim Cheetham wrote:
On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 02:59:59PM +1300, Don Gould wrote:
mput seems to be the command, it does the first folder but doesn't seem
to go recersive.
What have I done wrong?
Used mput :-)
Actually, used ftp - the default client isn't smart
On Mar 16, 2006, at 3:28 PM, Lee Begg wrote:
before doing mput *, try
recursive
prompt
With ncftp you can use mput -R. I suspect most clients would have
this feature (help mput).
- Dave
On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 03:20:45PM +1300, Don Gould wrote:
Ok, I have lftp :)
but how do I make it transfer recersively?
Dunno. It has the facility - suggest man lftp might be quicker than
waiting for the mailing list to do it for you :-)
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 15:51, Jim Cheetham wrote:
On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 03:20:45PM +1300, Don Gould wrote:
Ok, I have lftp :)
but how do I make it transfer recersively?
Dunno. It has the facility - suggest man lftp might be quicker than
waiting for the mailing list to do it for you :-)
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 15:23, John Carter wrote:
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Don Gould wrote:
mput seems to be the command, it does the first folder but doesn't seem
to go recersive.
mput globs, but does not recurse curse it.
Use tools like lftp or ncftp that have nifty things like mirror.
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