Date: 21 Feb 1999 14:20:24 +0100 From: Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE To: <mc4pc@goodnet.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FTP TAR Message-ID: <vafd833x59j.fsf@ramses.cs.uni-dortmund.de> In-Reply-To: "Max Calvo"'s message of "Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:50:14 -0700" References: <000001be5967$d77e1320$55c5a0d8@p200mmxntwks.phnx.uswest.net>
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"Max Calvo" <mc4pc@goodnet.com> writes: > I am trying to ftp to a remote host and create a tar file from a > directory tree. Then I want to transfer the big tar file into my > computer. can anyone provide me my feedback if this is possible??? Some FTP servers provide the option of automatically creating a tar file. That is, if you type `dir' and see a directory `foo', then the FTP server allows you to type `get foo.tar.gz' and it will make a tarball of the directory on the fly, sending it to you. I think the WU ftp server groks this. Dunno about other FTP servers. kai -- I like _b_o_t_h kinds of music. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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