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From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net>
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Subject: how to use ftp(1) in batch mode
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i want to delete all say *.foo files on remote ftp server

while it's clear how to download file using ftp(1) in batch mode, i cannot 
figure how to delete files in batch mode without any keyboard interaction.

Could you help