How to download Hole directrory from FTP Server

sumathi · 02-28-2006, 12:48 AM

Hi,

I have installed Redhat Linux RHEL 4 WS in my system and my kernel version is 2.6.9-22.EL. I want to download some directories from my FTP server, for that I tried to download using the default FTP client which was installed while installing the OS. The problem i am facing here is, I can download only files, but not the hole directory.

ex: if Driver is the Directory
ftp> get Driver
ftp>/../..../Driver: no such file or Directory.

Please any one help me, how to download the hole directory form my FTP Server.

Here I am facing one more problem ie, I am not able to open the directories whose name contains two words seperated by space.
ex: Test Report

It is showing ,
ftp> cd Test Report
ftp> /.../.../Test: no such file or Directory.
Please help me to solve this problem as early as possible.

Regards,

bathory · 02-28-2006, 02:30 AM

You can use wget to d/l a directory like this:

Code:

wget -r ftp://username:password@xx.xx.xx.xx/directory

If the directory contains a special character (such is a blank space) you can use the escape character "\" like this:

Code:

ftp> cd Test\ Report

Regards

sumathi · 02-28-2006, 03:16 AM

Hi,

I didn't understand the syntax of downloading the directory from the ftp server. Please describe this little bit briefly.

Regards,

bathory · 02-28-2006, 03:27 AM

Quote:

wget -r ftp://username

assword@xx.xx.xx.xx/directory

username and password are obvious, xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP of your server (you can also use the hostname) and directory is the directory you want to download. "-r" means recursively, so wget downloads everything under /directory, even sub-directories. For more info:

Code:

man wget

sumathi · 02-28-2006, 04:02 AM

Hi
ex:
user name : Test
password : Report
Directory : GBT
i tried like this

wget -r ftp://Test:Report@ftp server add/GBT

Still I am not able to download

bathory · 02-28-2006, 04:21 AM

Try to be more specific. Do you get any errors, or what?

sumathi · 02-28-2006, 04:50 AM

Hi,

This is the procedure i followed,

User name is : Taj
Password is : d290&taj
xx.xx.xx.xx : i mentioned our ftp server add

[root@localhost~] wget -r ftp://taj:d290&taj:xx.xx.xx.xx/GBT

the error i got is,
[4] 4258
ftp://taj:d290 : Bad port number
finished --16.18.29--
download : 0 bytes in 0 files
bash : taj:xx.xx.xx.xx/GBT : No such file or Directory
[3] Exit 1 wget -r ftp://taj/d290
[4] Exit 1 wget -r ftp://taj/d290

Please help me to solve this problem.

Regards,

bathory · 02-28-2006, 05:26 AM

Quote:

wget -r ftp://taj:d290&taj:xx.xx.xx.xx/GBT

Mind that you need a "@" not ":" after your password

sumathi · 02-28-2006, 05:39 AM

Hi,
Sorry,
It was a typo mistake.
I tried
[root@localhost~] wget -r ftp://taj:d290&taj@xx.xx.xx.xx/GBT
But still I am getting the same error

bathory · 02-28-2006, 05:53 AM

OK now I got it. It's the "&" which confuses wget. Run:

Code:

wget -r ftp://taj:d290\&taj@xx.xx.xx.xx/GBT

and you should be set.

sumathi · 03-02-2006, 11:27 PM

Hi,

Thank u very much for your suggetion. Now my problem solved.
I installed gftp, from there also I able to download directories. Once again I want to tell U thanks.

Regards,
Sumathi