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Old 08-16-2011
ftp to copy file within target machine
I have ftp'd to a machine and have to copy a file from one directory to other. I thought once I am logged in using ftp, cp command would do it. But when I run the cp command, I get the following:

ftp> cp * ../../../../maint/
usage: cp [ clear | safe | private ]

Is using cp the only/right option?

Thanks in advance!
# 2  
Old 08-16-2011
Run like this with !
Code:
! cp file file2

Some FTP Info url:
Code:
http://opcenter.cites.uiuc.edu/nas/nash/apps/ftp.html

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Old 08-17-2011
Thanks, I tried that but now I am getting:

ftp> ! cp testfile.zip ..
cp: cannot stat `testfile.zip': No such file or directory

Note that testfile.zip exists in the current directory.
 
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