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Old 02-23-2006
can we ftp a directory
Hi guyz,

Is there any way to ftp a whole directory structure.
I mean is there any way using which I can get the whole directory ftpied including the subdirectories

Thanks and regards,
Gauravv
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Old 02-23-2006
You can tar the whole directory and then ftp. If you dont prefer that you need a different ftp client. Something like ncftp. Ncftp supports recursive directory transfer.
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Old 02-23-2006
thanks a lot vino.
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Old 02-23-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by gauravgoel
Is there any way to ftp a whole directory structure.
I mean is there any way using which I can get the whole directory ftpied including the subdirectories
What ftp-server are you using?
# 5  
Old 02-23-2006
Hi eugrus,

forgive me for my ignorance about this
can u tell me how to check which ftp-server I am using

Thanks and regards,
Gaurav
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Old 02-23-2006
you can use filezilla for ftp purpose. Its a nice s/w and easy to use. You can download it from net.
# 7  
Old 02-23-2006
Hi ashish,

Thanks for your suggestion, but
I want to ftp between two unix machines and not between windows and unix

Regards,
Gaurav
 
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