On 02/17/15 09:07, Ted Unangst wrote:
It's sometimes helpful to run ftp -o - http://somwhat/ for debugging
purposes, but the progress bar gets in the way and makes it ugly. Even with -V
to disable verbose, it still prints progress. Add -M (complement of -m) to
always turn off progress.
I'm always annoyed by the workarounds required to get the desired output
from this program. Even if possibly not perfect, I'm sure this makes the
situation better, so ok halex@.
/Alexander
Index: ftp.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1,v
retrieving revision 1.96
diff -u -p -r1.96 ftp.1
--- ftp.1 31 Jan 2015 19:33:45 -0000 1.96
+++ ftp.1 17 Feb 2015 08:05:06 -0000
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
.Nd Internet file transfer program
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm ftp
-.Op Fl 46AadEegimnptVv
+.Op Fl 46AadEegiMmnptVv
.Op Fl D Ar title
.Op Fl k Ar seconds
.Op Fl P Ar port
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ transfer.
By default,
.Nm
will send a byte every 60 seconds.
+.It Fl M
+Causes
+.Nm
+to never display the progress meter in cases where it would do
+so by default.
.It Fl m
Causes
.Nm
Index: main.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/ftp/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -p -r1.97 main.c
--- main.c 9 Feb 2015 08:24:21 -0000 1.97
+++ main.c 17 Feb 2015 08:04:14 -0000
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ main(volatile int argc, char *argv[])
httpuseragent = NULL;
while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv,
- "46AaCc:dD:Eegik:mno:pP:r:S:s:tU:vV")) != -1) {
+ "46AaCc:dD:Eegik:Mmno:pP:r:S:s:tU:vV")) != -1) {
switch (ch) {
case '4':
family = PF_INET;
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ main(volatile int argc, char *argv[])
optarg);
usage();
}
+ break;
+ case 'M':
+ progress = 0;
break;
case 'm':
progress = -1;
