When I try download a few files into a directory where a .listing files already exists wget fails to get any of the files and just produces a file with the wildcard in its name.
#wget --version GNU Wget 1.10.2 Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. Originally written by Hrvoje Niksic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. #ls -la total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 27 09:38 . drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Jul 27 09:17 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jul 27 09:34 .listing #wget --no-passive-ftp --ftp-user="xx" --ftp-password="xx" ftp://10.10.10.10/SEDOL/*.ZIP --09:38:38-- ftp://10.10.10.10/SEDOL/*.ZIP => `.listing' Connecting to 10.10.10.10:21... connected. Logging in as xx ... Logged in! ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done. ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /SEDOL/ ... done. ==> PORT ... done. ==> LIST ... done. .listing has sprung into existence. Retrying. --09:38:38-- ftp://10.10.10.10/SEDOL/*.ZIP (try: 2) => `*.ZIP' Connecting to 10.10.10.10:21... connected. Logging in as xx ... Logged in! ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done. ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD not required. ==> PORT ... done. ==> LIST ... done. [ <=> ] 461 --.--K/s 09:38:38 (94.70 KB/s) - `*.ZIP' saved [461] unlink: Is a directory No matches on pattern `*.ZIP'. # ls -la total 12 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 27 09:38 . drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Jul 27 09:17 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 461 Jul 27 09:38 *.ZIP -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jul 27 09:34 .listing I hope this explains the problem, for any other information just ask Cheers Matt M This message is confidential and is intended only for the named individual. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message from your system. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this message arising from e-mail transmission which cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free. The contents of this message do not constitute a commitment by Best Execution Software Ltd. The unauthorised use, disclosure, distribution and/or copying of this e-mail or any information it contains is prohibited All messages are certified to have been scanned for viruses, using McAffee Active VirusScan. Best Execution Software Ltd 2nd Floor Dowding House Coach and Horses Passage Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NP 01892 547 666
