What version of wget are you using? Are you actually in the directory that is writable by the user?
Mine is 1.5.3 and it works. See output below: [13:32|pts/[EMAIL PROTECTED] % wget -r -np ftp://ftp.us.kde.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/ --13:34:26-- ftp://ftp.us.kde.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/ => `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/.listing' Connecting to ftp.us.kde.org:21... connected! Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386 ... done. ==> PORT ... done. ==> LIST ... done. 0K -> . 13:34:36 (4.51 KB/s) - `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/.listing' saved [1844] Removed `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/.listing'. --13:34:36-- ftp://ftp.us.kde.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/Packages.gz => `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/Packages.gz' ==> CWD not required. ==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR Packages.gz ... done. Length: 3,854 0K -> ... [100%] 13:34:41 (928.00 B/s) - `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/Packages.gz' saved [3854] --13:34:41-- ftp://ftp.us.kde.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/kdeadmin_1.1.2-19990906-1_i386.deb => `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/kdeadmin_1.1.2-19990906-1_i386.deb' ==> CWD not required. ==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR kdeadmin_1.1.2-19990906-1_i386.deb ... done. Antonio Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just tried, didn't work. Next is the output: > > bash-2.01$ wget -r -np > > ftp://ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/ > --20:17:23-- > ftp://ftp.us.kde.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/ > => > `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/.listing' > > Connecting to ftp.us.kde.org:21... connected! > Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! > ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD > pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386 ... done. > > ==> PORT ... done. ==> LIST ... done. > ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386: Permission > deniedftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/.listing: > No such > file or directory > unlink: No such file or directory > --20:17:25-- > ftp://ftp.us.kde.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/ > => > `ftp.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/index.html' > Connecting to ftp.us.kde.org:21... connected! > Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! > ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD > pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386 ... done. > > ==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR ... > No such file `'. > > > FINISHED --20:17:27-- > Downloaded: 0 bytes in 0 files > bash-2.01$ > > Shao Zhang wrote: > > > You cannot use wildcard in wget. Instead, you should say something like: > > > > wget -r -np > > ftp://ftp.twoguys.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386 > > > > Shao. > > > > Antonio Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > What is wrong with the following? Pasted next the output > > > > > > bash-2.01$ wget > > > ftp://ftp.twoguys.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/* > > > > > > --19:41:38-- > > > ftp://ftp.twoguys.org:21/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386/* > > > > > > => `.listing' > > > Connecting to ftp.twoguys.org:21... connected! > > > Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! > > > ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD > > > pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/deb/potato/i386 ... done. > > > ==> PORT ... done. ==> LIST ... done. > > > .listing: Permission denied > > > unlink: Permission denied > > > No matches on pattern `*'. > > > bash-2.01$ > > > Thanks > > > Antonio. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > Shao Zhang - Running Debian 2.1 ___ _ _____ > > Department of Communications / __| |_ __ _ ___ |_ / |_ __ _ _ _ __ _ > > University of New South Wales \__ \ ' \/ _` / _ \ / /| ' \/ _` | ' \/ _` > > | > > Sydney, Australia |___/_||_\__,_\___/ /___|_||_\__,_|_||_\__, > > | > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > |___/ > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Shao Zhang - Running Debian 2.1 ___ _ _____ Department of Communications / __| |_ __ _ ___ |_ / |_ __ _ _ _ __ _ University of New South Wales \__ \ ' \/ _` / _ \ / /| ' \/ _` | ' \/ _` | Sydney, Australia |___/_||_\__,_\___/ /___|_||_\__,_|_||_\__, | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |___/ _____________________________________________________________________________
