Recursive get for ftp

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4 total messages Started by totake Sat, 26 Dec 1992 16:14

Author: totake
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 16:14

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Hi,

I am looking for a way to transfer files using ftp from a remote site to my
current account.  In particular I need a command for ftp to recursively
retrieve all files in a directory as well as all files in all subdirectories,
not only the first level, but all levels below the current directory level,
i.e. the entire directory structure with all the files.  I tried mget but it
only retrieves files in the current directory and files in first level of
subdirectories, but nothing else.  Also, it doesn't reconstruct all the
subdirectories at my location.  So, how can I get an entire directory
structure with its files and reconstruct it exactly as it is at the remote
site?  E-mail would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Tom


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Re: Recursive get for ftp

Author: Tony Porczyk
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 23:38

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totake@ho10.eng.ua.edu () writes:

>Hi,

>I am looking for a way to transfer files using ftp from a remote site to my
>current account.  In particular I need a command for ftp to recursively
>retrieve all files in a directory as well as all files in all subdirectories,
>not only the first level, but all levels below the current directory level,
>i.e. the entire directory structure with all the files.  I tried mget but it
>only retrieves files in the current directory and files in first level of

Did you try COPY -R <blah-blah> ?

t.

Re: Recursive get for ftp

Author: Gary D. Duzan
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 15:33

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In article <1992Dec26.161412.150935@ua1ix.ua.edu> totake@ho10.eng.ua.edu () writes:
=>Hi,
=>
=>I am looking for a way to transfer files using ftp from a remote site to my
=>current account.  In particular I need a command for ftp to recursively
=>retrieve all files in a directory as well as all files in all subdirectories,
=>not only the first level, but all levels below the current directory level,
=>i.e. the entire directory structure with all the files.

   Assuming you can log into both machines, you can use rcp, or my
favorite copy command, tar.

From the source machine and directory:

   tar cf - . | rsh -l othername othermach "cd destdir ; tar xf -"

Of course, you will need a .rhosts on the destination machine for rsh
to work. If you are the sort that likes to see what is going on, use
"tar xvf -". As always, check with the manpage before attempting new
and wonderful things.

                                        Gary Duzan
                                        Time  Lord
                                    Third Regeneration
                         Humble Practitioner of the Computer Arts



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Re: Recursive get for ftp

Author: Seng-Poh Lee
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 04:26

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 (totake@ho10.eng.ua.edu) wrote:
> 
> I am looking for a way to transfer files using ftp from a remote site to my
> current account.  In particular I need a command for ftp to recursively
> retrieve all files in a directory as well as all files in all subdirectories,
> not only the first level, but all levels below the current directory level,

If you are picking stuff up via anon ftp, and the server supports the
tar or tar.Z feature, then all you have to do is do a 'get' of the
directory, and append the directory name with a .tar or .tar.Z and the
server will tar up the directory and its sub-directories and send it as
a tar or tar compressed file. 

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Seng-Poh Lee    <splee@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu>

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