ftp commands quick question

[michael2002]

what is the ftp command to transfer multiple directories from a server to another? i've tryied 'mput' but don't work becouse mput is just for file (not directories)

[dgraf]

You can try -r parametr ... or something like help, help mput :-)
It depends on the FTP client you are using. It is not general to the FTP protocol itself, that is why the answer could not be definite.

[More Booze]

I think you are able to do it via SSH, cant you use that?

[michael2002]

mput -r don't work

help mput:
ftp> help mput
mput send multiple files
ftp>

any others ideas?

[michael2002]

Originally posted by More Booze
I think you are able to do it via SSH, cant you use that?

i use ftp via SSH from console line

[s9ann0]

best way is to tar -it up and move it
if you haven't got shell then make a cgi or a php script to do it

[s9ann0]

tar -cf directory.tar directory
in php

system("tar -cf ./directory.tar ./directory &"); 

[dgraf]

Originally posted by michael2002
mput -r don't work

help mput:
ftp> help mput
mput send multiple files
ftp>

any others ideas?

It says "multiple files". I think your FTP client is unable to put recursive directory trees. It can just handle multiple files uploading. Use better FTP client or onother method, e.g. mentioned before scp.

[raymor]

Rather than using the command "ftp" try "ncftp".
NcFTP is a more full featured ftp client that
includes recursive get and put with the "-r" option:

[[email protected]] $ ncftp -u username hostname.com
> put -r somedir