Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:56:15 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ftp get filenames with spaces and junk text Message-ID: <19981012175615.48311@welearn.com.au>
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How do I get oddly named files from a macintosh ftp server to land on
my FreeBSD disk with a decent file name? Here's some examples:
981011 Small Bus. Sue
Extra bits for System.sit
Sorry, that's the only two names I can type that don't use funny
characters.
I know that the default ftp client can do this (I peeked naughtily at
the man page) but can't figure out how to get it to:
1. fill spaces between an infinite number of words with underscores
2. replace or kill all those squiggly characters
as it writes to my disk. (No I can't change the remote files.)
nmap seems to be the ftp command I need but I can't speak its language.
Can someone help me work it out?
PS... to whoever put all these wonderful bells and whistles into the
ftp client, a big thank you! There's lots of handy stuff in there.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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