Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:00:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com> To: liu jiachang <ljc020930@yahoo.com.cn> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to delete a not empty directory on FTP Server via ftp on freebsd 5.3 Message-ID: <20050429085824.O10626@wolf.pjkh.com> In-Reply-To: <20050429133418.31802.qmail@web15803.mail.cnb.yahoo.com> References: <20050429133418.31802.qmail@web15803.mail.cnb.yahoo.com>
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> I signed up a account to have a ftp space to upload my > web files. And it needs manangered by myself via ftp. > But I have to said that I am a newbie on freebsd. > > when I type ftp at my shell, and successed long in ftp > server. But I don't know how to delete directory via > the command of ftp. I had searched some information > about that, and 'man ftp'. But I only know that there > are 'delete(file)' and 'rmdir(empty diretory) command, > I tied to typed 'rm -r Diretory-Name' and 'mv -f > Diretory-Name'(as on my csh), but I faied. > > Can you tell me where I can find more information > about the command of ftp(I enjoy command better, not > GUI ftp client if possible) Once connected via ftp, type "help". That will give you a list of commands available. You can then type things like "help rmdir", etc. Also, if you like the command line, but want a little more functionality from your ftp client, check out ncftp... http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/ftp/ncftp3/pkg-descr -philip
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