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Date:      Mon, 1 Jan 2001 01:26:05 -0000
From:      "G D McKee" <freebsd@gdmckee.com>
To:        "John Galt" <galt@inconnu.isu.edu>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: getting a directory with ftp
Message-ID:  <002b01c07391$cf4f3260$0500a8c0@gdmckee.local>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012311648330.14053-100000@inconnu.isu.edu>

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Hi

Goes this command work using ProFTPD?

G D McKee


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Galt" <galt@inconnu.isu.edu>
To: "Tim McMillen" <timcm@umich.edu>
Cc: "Peter Jones" <pjones@pmade.org>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: getting a directory with ftp


>
> It's an ftpd function.  Some are able to
>
> get <directory>.tar
>
> and automagically tar the directory up and send it.  The other option is
> use mget in your client.  This is strictly within the client--mget will
> ask the ftpd if its able to do some magic and if it's not, it'll just do
> repeated gets...HTH and have a good millennium...
>
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Tim McMillen wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Thank you very much.  That worked perfectly.  I take it the regular ftp
> > utility has no function to retrieve a directory?
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Peter Jones wrote:
> >
> > > I recommend installing lftp, it is in the ports collection and has
> > > a lot of cool features, one of which is the 'mirror' feature that
> > > allows you to recursivly 'get' a directory.
> > >
> > > cd /usr/ports/ftp/lftp ; make install
> > > lftp username@host
> > > cd /path/to/home
> > > lcd /where/to/put/it/local
> > > mirror
> > >
> > > On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Tim McMillen wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi, I'm trying to ftp my home directory from my university AFS space
back
> > > > to my FreeBSD box for backup.  But I can't use get to get my home
> > > > directory.  I read the ftp man page, but there doesn't seem to be
anything
> > > > about this.  When I try I get the error
> > > > ftp> get timcm
> > > > local: timcm remote: timcm
> > > > 227 Entering Passive Mode (141,211,2,144,238,33)
> > > > 550 timcm: not a plain file.
> > > >
> > > > I'm assuming this is because it is a directory.  Help would be
appreciated
> > > >
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
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> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
.......................................................................
> > > : Peter Jones                        :      Unix Geek - Four Wheeling
:
> > > : pjones@pmade.org                   :     Code Writing - Jesus Freak
:
> > >
:....................................:................................:
> > > :echo er|perl -0160 -pe
';$;=ord$/;s;^;"\U$/".chr($\;-11).chr$\;+4;e;':
> > >
:.....................................................................:
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
> --
> Pardon me, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a
> damn.
> email galt@inconnu.isu.edu
>
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