> I need to get the output of ls -lR on the remote ftp server, and store > it for parsing (I am searching for a file somewhere in a big dir tree).
Just save it to file, the syntax for that is (at the ftp prompt) ls -lR localfile If your ftp client doesn't do it use a better one. Alternatively, try lftp which has some better non-interactive capabilities. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
