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Calum:
hello there. i am currently having to use the file transfer program on my flatmate's winXP machine which sucks but so far it seems to be identical to ftp on linux. anyway the thing is that this winXP version has no man pages that i can find, so what i want to know is, i have just had a huge formatting accident and i need to ftp into my web hosts and download all the files in my forum. there are many subdirectories. Can i automate the getting of these subdirectories or do i need to descend into each one by hand and mget each one individually.

Also, how do i stop it asking for confirmation for each file i want to get?

thanks...

Refalm:
Which FTP programme do you use?

voidmain:

quote:Originally posted by Calum:
Also, how do i stop it asking for confirmation for each file i want to get?
--- End quote ---


> prompt

Stryker:
It hurts to say it... but internet explorer sounds like your solution. On the address bar, where you normally put http://domain.tld/subdirector...

put this instead:

ftp://[email protected]

That will open up a folder very similar to the local file manager windows has.

Calum:
hiya,

Refalm i am using 'ftp' which is the command line program. I was going to install WS_FTP which i know automates the ftp command line, but basically it's not my machine so i don't want to when i can just use the preinstalled command line ftp program that comes with the system.

VoidMain, does this mean the syntax (when logged in) is:

--- Code: ---
--- End code ---
?

stryker, i will actually try to do that since i am using this shitty winxp machine, HOWEVER i would still like to figure out how to do it properly by hand.

thanks to all for your comments.

[edit...]
Okay, i tried that internet explorer thing and here's what i got:  
quote:Internet Explorer cannot download / from www.nelie.org.

Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.

<OK>
--- End quote ---

So now i will try that > prompt thing...

[edit2]okay, i think i misunderstood the concept of > prompt. i think i will install ws_ftp here and admit defeat...

as i said i still need to learn how to do this by hand...

[ August 25, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

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