[101250] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Mget switches
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lloyd Sumpter)
Wed Nov 25 12:21:36 1998
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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 08:23:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Lloyd Sumpter <Lloyd.Sumpter@BCHydro.bc.ca>
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I use ncftp - it has an "mget" function and will happily download whatever
without confirmation. In fact, you can do it on the command line and it does it
totally quietly. Great program!
On 25-Nov-98 Paul Greene wrote:
> I hope this question isn't too "newbie-ish". I know it isn't exactly Redhat
> specific either, but I'm not sure where else to ask.
>
> Does "mget" have a switch that enables you to download everything in a
> directory without having to confirm each file being downloaded?
>
> When I'm trying to download a few dozen files worth 30 or 40 megabytes,
> it's a pain to have to confirm each and every one. I've looked in "man ftp"
> and "man mget" but didn't find anything that indicated it was possible to
> override the confirmations.
>
> Thanks in advance .......
>
> Paul Greene
>
>
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