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 > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ....................................................................... > > > : 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;': > > > :.....................................................................: > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > Pardon me, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a > damn. > email galt@inconnu.isu.edu > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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