thanks guys let me try both options and i will get back to u 2009/10/21 Kyle Spencer <[email protected]>: > Right on. > > By the way, just to clarify, when I say that I prefer wget, I meant that in > the context of downloading a large file from a remote computer via a > slow/unstable link -- not a LAN transfer. Sorry, made that assumption on my > own :P > > Anyway, yeah, for a LAN or stable/fast link transfer, I also suggest scp. > Even on a bad link, scp is still a decent choice. > > I prefer the wget/http method because of the easy > automatic-retry/transfer/broken-download resume when the link/connection > dies mid-download. > > -Kyle > > [email protected] wrote: > > scp is the best option but if you insist on wget, try this if you have ftp > access to that machine > > wget -r --level=0 -E --ignore-length -x -k -p -erobots=off -np -N > ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/<folder/file> > > The breakdown? info wget > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:56:24PM +0300, Kyle Spencer wrote: > > > Roy, > > Try scp. For info, type "man scp" > > See also: ftp, apache (place the file in /var/www/ on the remote machine > then wget -cb from your local machine), rsync, etc. > > I prefer the apache/wget -cb method, especially for large files. > > -Kyle > > roy mukasa wrote: > > > guys i need some help here. ok i use this command to start a download > onto a linux machine remotely so the download runs in the background. > it also shows me the file it creates for the download files. now the > problem i have is that i need the command that will enable me to get > the downloaded files off the machine on which the download was taking > place. i want to do it in command line. any ideas? > > > > > -- > Kyle Spencer, > Information Technology Manager, > International Medical Group > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > Kyle Spencer, > Information Technology Manager, > International Medical Group > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > >
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