From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Mar 16 6:30:29 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mobil.cz (diana.mobil.cz [194.228.200.160]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C8FD37B405 for ; Sat, 16 Mar 2002 06:30:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from ester.mobil.cz (ester.mobil.cz [194.213.62.23]) by mobil.cz (8.11.6/8.11.0) with ESMTP id g2GEUNt28229 for ; Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:30:23 +0100 Received: from roman.mobil.cz ([10.2.0.89]) by ester.mobil.cz (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.9a) with ESMTP id 2002031615260594:482 ; Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:26:05 +0100 Received: (from roman@localhost) by roman.mobil.cz (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g2GEi7719766 for freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG; Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:44:07 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from neuhauser@mobil.cz) X-Authentication-Warning: roman.mobil.cz: roman set sender to neuhauser@mobil.cz using -f Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:44:07 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie Tip: fetch is your friend Message-ID: <20020316144407.GW68827@roman.mobil.cz> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20020316133229.6590.qmail@web11702.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20020316133229.6590.qmail@web11702.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.26i X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on ester/Mobil(Release 5.0.9a |January 7, 2002) at 03/16/2002 03:26:05 PM, Serialize by Router on ester/Mobil(Release 5.0.9a |January 7, 2002) at 03/16/2002 03:26:11 PM, Serialize complete at 03/16/2002 03:26:11 PM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 05:32:29 -0800 (PST) > From: Wade Dixon > Subject: Newbie Tip: fetch is your friend > To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG > > While trying to patch my OpenSSH install using the > directions provided with the Advisory, I stumbled > across a command (fetch) that I wasn't using that > makes getting files a LOT easier. I'm not sure why I > hadn't seen it before, I'm still a newbie but I've > read a lot. To get a file from a public FTP server, > just change to the directory you want to put the file > in, and type in "fetch ftp://path/to/file.i.want" and > it performs the download for you. No ftp commands, no > starting up Lynx, just one easy command! Sad to say > but this could change my life :P you should also try wget(1) (in the ports). -- FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE 3:42PM up 16 days, 16:50, 17 users, load averages: 0.11, 0.17, 0.14 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message