Re: Recursive get for ftp

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From: Jeff Beadles
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 18:13

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larry@gator.use.com (Larry Snyder) writes:

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

>>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

>how about rcp?

[ Insert sounds of someone becoming ill ]

YUCK!  Rcp does not copy trees very well.  For example, it doesn't copy
symlinks, but rather the file that the symlink points to.

This is considered "bad". :-)

	-Jeff
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Jeff Beadles		jeff@onion.rain.com

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From: jeff@neon.rain.com (Jeff Beadles)
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Subject: Re: Recursive get for ftp
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Date: 27 Dec 92 18:13:23 GMT
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