From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 04:55:40 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 387BE37B407 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:55:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from comp.chem.msu.su (comp-ext.chem.msu.su [158.250.32.157]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD5A243FCB for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:55:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from yar@comp.chem.msu.su) Received: from comp.chem.msu.su (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by comp.chem.msu.su (8.12.3p2/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h5ABtTSH054228; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:55:29 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from yar@comp.chem.msu.su) Received: (from yar@localhost) by comp.chem.msu.su (8.12.3p2/8.12.3/Submit) id h5ABtSnG054223; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:55:28 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from yar) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:55:28 +0400 From: Yar Tikhiy To: Kris Kennaway Message-ID: <20030610115528.GH52185@comp.chem.msu.su> References: <20030214233406.GA3814@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20030214233749.GB3888@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20030215144637.GA45693@comp.chem.msu.su> <20030606131021.GA64498@comp.chem.msu.su> <20030606222802.GA49534@rot13.obsecurity.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030606222802.GA49534@rot13.obsecurity.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FTP and command-line multiple downloads X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:55:40 -0000 On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 03:28:02PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 05:10:21PM +0400, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > > > I must admit that I overlooked this feature in lukemftp. In fact, > > lukemftp can download multiple files specified as a wildcard via ftp. > > However, lukemftp accepts wildcards only in the "classic" ftp file > > specification, i.e., host:path/file, and not in URLs. > > > > Do you think the ability to use command-line wildcards should be > > extended to URLs as well? Luke Mewburn may be convinced to do that > > in his ftp client. Technically, the task is as easy as removing a > > single logical subexpression from an "if" statement. > > lukem doesn't want to change it..I suppose the difference and > workaround should be documented in the manpage. I'm happy with the > workaround. As a matter of fact, the feature is documented well in the section AUTO-FETCHING FILES of lukem's ftp(1), though no words are said on how it differs from the older FreeBSD ftp client, naturally. We can create a customized manpage version that will explicitly describe the difference. Does it sound reasonable? -- Yar