is wget working in ftp ?


 
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# 1  
Old 09-04-2009
is wget working in ftp ?

I get

Code:
ftp> wget
?Invalid command.

Code:
ftp> 0 * * * * wget -O - -q -t 1 http://www.example.com/cron.php
?Invalid command.

thanks
# 2  
Old 09-04-2009
mhm, is pico working ?

Code:
ftp>pico myFIle.txt
?Invalid command.

# 3  
Old 09-04-2009
you can run an external command in a ftp session by entering a "!" in front of the command.
# 4  
Old 09-09-2009
hi.. for example ?

I tried

ftp>!pico filename.txt

but it opens a blank file instead of the file on the server...
# 5  
Old 09-09-2009
the ! commands are executed on your LOCAL computer...
# 6  
Old 09-14-2009
so what's the utility if I cannot open remote files ?
# 7  
Old 09-14-2009
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, not "run arbitrary commands remotely". If you want to run commands on the remote host (including editing files), connect using SSH.
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