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ftp_geturl

ftp::geturl(n)							    ftp client							    ftp::geturl(n)

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NAME

       ftp::geturl - Uri handler for ftp urls

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.2

       package require ftp::geturl  ?0.2.1?

       ::ftp::geturl url

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DESCRIPTION

       This  package  provides	a command which wraps around the client side of the ftp protocol provided by package ftp to allow the retrieval of
       urls using the ftp schema.

API

       ::ftp::geturl url
	      This command can be used by the generic command ::uri::geturl (See package uri) to retrieve the contents of ftp urls. Internally	it
	      uses the commands of the package ftp to fulfill the request.

	      The contents of a ftp url are defined as follows:

	      file   The contents of the specified file itself.

	      directory
		     A	listing of the contents of the directory in key value notation where the file name is the key and its attributes the asso-
		     ciated value.

	      link   The attributes of the link, including the path it refers to.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
       This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.  Please report such in the category  ftp	of
       the  Tcllib  SF	Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for
       either package and/or documentation.

SEE ALSO

       ftpd, mime, pop3, smtp

KEYWORDS

       ftp, internet, net, rfc 959

ftp								       0.2.1							    ftp::geturl(n)