On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, you 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.
>
> In standard FTP, "mget" <filespec> gets a directory at a time. You may
> want to turn prompting off with "prompt".
>
> Better, use ncftp, and don't worry about "prompt".
>
> You might look at sitecopy, which will do what you want, although it isn't
> intended for it. :-)
>
Or rsync which IS intended for that purpose. :-) Rsync
comes pre-installed in RH 6.0. I'm assuming it's installed
in Mandrake as well.
John
