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# 1  
Old 10-15-2008
ftp files with directories
hi,

i am trying to ftp files from one server to another.

how do i do it with all directories.(i mean i need the same directory structure)

mget -r * doesnt seem to work properly..pls help.
# 2  
Old 10-15-2008
Afaik the usual ftp command line clients do not support such a thing. Maybe you want to setup scp, in other words ssh, because it is encrypted and offers a recursive switch (-r).
Maybe tar'ing your stuff on the otherside first and ftp'ing it then is an option. Or maybe rsync...
# 3  
Old 10-15-2008
how to do a tar

tar -c <folder_name> xx.tar gives me an error

tar: /dev/rmt0: The specified device does not exist.
# 4  
Old 10-15-2008
You are missing the "-f":
Code:
man tar
tar -cvf <archivename> <all-stuff-to-be-tar'ed>
tar -cvf archive.tar somedir

# 5  
Old 10-15-2008
thank you so much..it is tar-ed..but how to retrieve it back?
# 6  
Old 10-15-2008
I already suggested to read the man pages for tar. Change the c for create vs. x for eXtract.
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