Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:59:01 -0400 From: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp get filenames with spaces and junk text Message-ID: <19981012105901.A26212@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <19981012175615.48311@welearn.com.au>; from Sue Blake on Mon, Oct 12, 1998 at 05:56:15PM %2B1000 References: <19981012175615.48311@welearn.com.au>
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On Mon, Oct 12, 1998 at 05:56:15PM +1000, Sue Blake wrote: > 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 You can try the ncftp2/3 port -- with it you can use the tab key to complete file names. An alternative method would be to use a graphical FTP client and click on the file names. Using the standard FTP client you can try using wildcard characters (`*' and `?') to complete the file names, but YMMV. -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr. > > 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*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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