On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Jeremy Derr wrote: > reading the 'man' page would be a good start to learn about -all- of the features of >'ftp' or any other command-line application. > > in this case, type 'man ftp' > > as with anything, there's always more than one way to skin a cat. i prefer using '!' >to invoke a local shell, doing my deeds, then 'exit' to move back in to the FTP >prompt.
Hi Jeremy, I did go through the man page last night but did not properly understand the ! command in ftp. ! seems to do the trick. Thanks for the help. Jim -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
