Charles Curley wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 02:47:31PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> -> Sorry for this boneheaded query, but I can't figure this out and this list should
>be the quickest answer::
> ->
> -> ftp, interactive mode. How the heck can I retrieve a whole directory structure?
> ->
> -> I've tried many permutations with "get" to no avail, and the man page didn't
>really help.
> ->
> -> Thanks!
> -> Chad
>
> There is no way to get an entire directory structure with recursive
> descent with standard FTP.
Be careful with statements like that. Some FTP servers will allow you
to issue something like:
get directory.tgz
and it will tar and gzip the directory tree for you so you can transfer
the whole thing as one file. If you go high enough in the tree, you'll
get your recursion.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
