ftp help

amer_58 · 08-26-2005, 08:23 AM

how can i use the command "get" to download a file into a certain directory? by default the file will be downloaded into my /home directory.

druuna · 08-26-2005, 08:38 AM

Hi,

Use lcd to change your local directory (the one you started the ftp session from, probably your homedir). After that your downloads will be placed here (man ftp for details).

Hope this helps.

trickykid · 08-26-2005, 08:38 AM

Well, after you've ftp'd, cd into your home directory unless your already there and do: get <filename>

Better yet, try using wget, much more powerful in my opinion. Or if you have the access, scp or rsync.

amer_58 · 08-26-2005, 08:51 AM

thanks guys, one more thing i have more than one account and am really tired of typing the usernname and password for each account, how could i do that, do i need to create a script for each account and everytime i would only run the script?

Thanks a lot.