SOLVED: How do I connect ftp in one command

[ab@novell.com]

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The last thing worth mentioning is..... why? If this is just to pull down
a file then thre are also better ways of doing this sometimes, such as:

wget ftp://server.goes.here/path/to/file/here/something.ext

Add --ftp-user=user --ftp-password=password if needed.

Good luck.





natural_pilot wrote:
> hmmmm...seems in the fine Linux tradition there is more than one way
> to skin this cat, also..
>
> good on you swerdna..
>
> i had tried that "ftp ftp://.." string with my web host and got
> rejected...i scrolled back in bash history and now see that the
> rejection was due to a simple typo....otherwise i think would have
> found your solution, and saved an hour+ of my life..
>
> oh, i forgot to mention that my 'wisdon' on .netrc came from google
> and http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/119510
> thank you linux.com!
>
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[swerdna]

Originally Posted by natural_pilot

see! you didn't mention in your initial posting that you were wanting
to ftp via a script..

and, now i wonder if you are missing the chance to use rsync??

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Not at all. That's firmly in the back of my mind This current problem is an associated issue.

[swerdna]

Originally Posted by ab@novell.com

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The last thing worth mentioning is..... why? If this is just to pull down
a file then thre are also better ways of doing this sometimes, such as:

wget ftp://server.goes.here/path/to/file/here/something.ext

Add --ftp-user=user --ftp-password=password if needed.

Good luck.

Thanks ab, I'll look into that -- hadn't even crossed my mind.

On Sat June 20 2009 02:06 am, swerdna wrote:

>
> natural_pilot;2002041 Wrote:
>> PV wrote:
>> > man ftp
>>
>> what an unhelpful alt.usenet way to post!
>>
>> swerdna, i used to know but haven't used it in so long i've forgotten
>> (dang those GUI thing allow us to forget how to cli!)
>>
>> ha! i've spent over an hour with man ftp and i've not figured it out
>> either, yet..
>>
>> am looking forward to relearning..
>>
>> and, will be watching closely to help PV with his/her next help
>> request.
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> But thanks for the sentiment natural_pilot. I had of course read the
> man pages and had the same trouble digging the answer out as you. I
> studied it for a long time before asking for help.
>
> I find that a lot of man pages are written by ppl who do really know
> their subject but don't really know how to communicate. Some posters to
> this forum are a bit that way too.
>
<snip>

In retrospect I can see that my overly terse reply was not helpful and I
should have explained more fully. At the time it had seemed to me that the
manual entry was clear that <username>:<password> required the ftp:// prefix.
I extend an apology to Swerdna and the entire Opensuse community.
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P. V.
"We're all in this together, I'm pulling for you." Red Green

PV wrote:
> I extend an apology

accepted.

PS: for any lurking old pharts with lots of newsnet experience--read a
little in these fora as _most_ (like 90%) folks here use it
(http://forums.opensuse.org) and you will see why the full top-post
convention of the old daze is not always useful, here.. (and, a
threaded newsreader is the cat's meow)

PS2: welcome to eye-candy lane...it is a whole nuther world.

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[swerdna]

I extend an apology to Swerdna and the entire Opensuse community

Thanks -- appreciated