Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:08:32 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Wayne Lubin <wayneclubin@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Getting source tree via ftp Message-ID: <20020329170832.A526@grimoire.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <20020329024205.38046.qmail@web14704.mail.yahoo.com>; from wayneclubin@yahoo.com on Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 06:42:05PM -0800 References: <3CA3CD78.1060109@cream.org> <20020329024205.38046.qmail@web14704.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 06:42:05PM -0800, Wayne Lubin wrote:
> So then without the ability to get the entire source
> tree as a tar file with the "get lex.tar" command,
> what is the best way to get the source tree via ftp? I
> guess what I am asking is if ftp has a single commmand
> that will get all files that I need and put them into
> the proper directories, or, do I have to literaly get
> each file one by one, or, is there something in
> between that ftp offers. I have looked at the ftp man
> page and did not see any commands that would dig into
> sub directories or do other useful stuff that would be
> helpful. Thanks for the help.
THe easiest way to get the source tree is with cvsup. Have a look at
the Handbook for further details.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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