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Hi Guys,

I am trying to copy files using FTP but I get this error:

Arguments to long...

I read that I can copy files in batches...How can I copy those files in batches?

I am currently using mget A*.csv B*.csv C*.csv, etc up to a certain letter then when its done i will continue.

Is there a way in which I can use something like mget [A-J]*.csv without listing the letters one by one.

Please Help...

Thanks in advance...

"Too many arguments" does not mean "wiggle until you find a different way to jam all the arguments in one call". That'd still be too many arguments, because the problem is too many arguments.

That is one way of dividing it up into batches, yes. Another way would be generating lists outside the FTP program to upload.