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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news2.acs.oakland.edu!condor.ic.net!news.cic.net!chi-news.cic.net!newspump.sol.net!news.inc.net!uwm.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!portc01.blue.aol.com!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!uunet!in3.uu.net!news1.saix.net!news.ibi.co.za!patsat.isis.co.za!patsat.isis.co.za!not-for-mail From: pat@patsat.isis.co.za (Pat Verner) Newsgroups: unix.general,unix.hacks,unix.sys,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.user-friendly,comp.security.unix,comp.unix.unixware,comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.sco.misc Subject: Re: ftp gurus needed Followup-To: unix.general,unix.hacks,unix.sys,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.user-friendly,comp.security.unix,comp.unix.unixware,comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.sco.misc Date: 8 Sep 1996 10:43:31 -0200 Organization: Pats System BBS Lines: 52 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <50uf1j$p81@patsat.isis.co.za> References: <50n5su$22m@magus.cs.utah.edu> <322F5D5B.6684@tkg.com> Reply-To: pat@isis.co.za NNTP-Posting-Host: prv.isis.co.za X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.questions:87229 comp.unix.admin:46966 comp.unix.shell:36396 comp.unix.misc:24952 comp.unix.bsd:16814 comp.unix.solaris:81813 comp.unix.sys5.r4:11311 comp.unix.user-friendly:4008 comp.security.unix:27601 comp.unix.i386:7468 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4809 comp.unix.sco.misc:23929 Curt Finch 4138005 (curt@tkg.com) wrote: : Roger Simmons wrote: : > : > I have 3 questions RE: ftp all releated: : > : > I am looking for a program/utility or way to do the following: : > : > 1. Is there a way to execute a unix command at the remote host while at : > the ftp prompt? : > I want to obtain a directory listing(including subdirectories) on the : > remote server. I need to execute: : > find . -type d > dirlist.out The remote ftpd can be configured (if the sysops so desire it!) to allow such functions by means of the SITE and/or QUOTE ftp commands. One of our local sunsite mirrors allows the command "SITE INDEX <string>" which will do a search of the master index file and return up to 20 matches - very useful facility. : > 2. Also is there a way to transfer an entire directory structure : > from the remote host to the local machine while retaining the : > directory structure on the local machine? If the remote site is using wu-ftpd (which it usually announces in the connect strings), then you can usually issue the command: get <directory_name>.tar.gz and the ftpd will automatically create the tar file and compress it on the fly as it sends it to you. : > : > 3. Is there a command that will ftp an entire directory structure and put : > it all in 1 tar file on the local machine. : > : > boy this sure would be nice! See comment above! : > The remote system is SVR4.2 If you have the authority, then get the wu-ftpd and install it onto the remote machine - its very portable! My experience is that at least 80% of the major ftp sites that I connect to run this particular ftp daemon; unfortunately only a very few implement the extensions to allow use of things like the search facility mentioned above. -- Pat Verner pat@isis.co.za pat_verner@f36.n7106.z5.fidonet.org ---------------- **** Linux Advocate Extraordinaire **** -----------------