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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!garlic.com!news.scruz.net!noos.hooked.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!newspump.sol.net!spool.mu.edu!newshub.tc.umn.edu!skypoint.com!not-for-mail From: jrc@skypoint.com (Jeff Comstock) 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 Date: 9 Sep 1996 11:31:32 -0500 Organization: SkyPoint Communications Inc. Lines: 54 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <511gp4$fur@mirage.skypoint.com> References: <50n5su$22m@magus.cs.utah.edu> <322F5D5B.6684@tkg.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mirage.skypoint.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.questions:87324 comp.unix.admin:47045 comp.unix.shell:36440 comp.unix.misc:24978 comp.unix.bsd:16818 comp.unix.solaris:81963 comp.unix.sys5.r4:11325 comp.unix.user-friendly:4012 comp.security.unix:27622 comp.unix.i386:7472 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4825 comp.unix.sco.misc:24060 In article <322F5D5B.6684@tkg.com>, Curt Finch 4138005 <curt@tkg.com> wrote: >Roger Simmons wrote: >> >> Summary: >> Keywords: >> >> 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 >> >> and then ftp this file to the local machine >> >> 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? >> >> 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! >> The remote system is SVR4.2 >> >> TIA >> >> Roger > >i heard about a system at one point that uses ftp to mirror >an fs locally. that would give you what you want, maybe. it >was slow because every cd or cat would result in an ftp operation. >i don't remember the name of the fs > That would be plan 9 from att.com. See http://plan9.att.com Also, someone is working on this for Linux. >good luck > >-- >Curt Finch - The Kernel Group Inc. - curt@tkg.com - (512)413-8005 > - Find memory bugs even in stripped AIX binaries with a 7 day - > - FREE Evaluation of ZeroFault at ... http://www.tkg.com/ - -- Jeffrey Comstock INET: jrc@brainiac.mn.org WWW: http://www.skypoint.com/members/jrc/ CW: -. .-. ----- -..