FTP in a terminal

[tidyboy]

Hi there I am having problems with ftp in a terminal

How do i ftp a folder with files in from my laptop to my server. I just need to know what command to use I have looked at man ftp but i really new to this.


Many Thanks

Matt

 

[JBot]

Can you not use the 'get' and 'put' commands working?

Also, firefox has a ftp plugin, FireFTP, give it a look.

 

[zimv20]

unless you zip up the folder, you'll have to do it in two steps: create the remote folder, then put all the files.

the trick is to start ftp with the -i flag, which will turn off interactive mode:

% ftp -i ftp.foo.org

after you've gotten to the correct folder, you'll use mput (multiple put) instead of normal put. use wildcards to match the files in your local directory:

> mput *.html

if you leave interactive mode on, you'll be prompted for each file it finds.

 

[tidyboy]

Hi there Thanks for replying.

Yes I can get the put and get commands working but when I use them it only ftp's the files and not the folders.

What am I doing wrong?


MAtt

 

[tyr2]

Not sure that you can do a recursive ftp put. The man page advises:

Note: mget, mput and mreget are
not meant to transfer entire directory subtrees of files.
That can be done by transferring a tar(1) archive of the sub-
tree (in binary mode)

Is there a reason you need to use the terminal? You can connect to a FTP server with Finder (Go/Connect to server), you can then drag and drop the files.

 

[tidyboy]

Hi there I just like using the terminal

If I ftp a .zip file what are the commands to unzip the archive please.


Many Thanks

 

[tyr2]

Hi there I just like using the terminal

Yeah me too. Have you considered using 'scp' rather than 'ftp', depends if you server supports it obviously. 'scp' can handle recursive copies fine.

If I ftp a .zip file what are the commands to unzip the archive please.

You need to unzip them on the server, you can't do it via ftp. Log on to the server and just use 'unzip'

 

[tidyboy]

Yeah me too. Have you cinsidered using 'scp' rather than 'ftp', depends if you server supports it obviously. 'scp' can handle recursive coppies fine.



You need to unzip them on the server, you can't do it via ftp. Log on to the server and just use 'unzip'

Can you explain about scp please. And how to use commands for it

 

[zimv20]

Can you explain about scp please. And how to use commands for it

% man scp

stop being lazy.

 

[tidyboy]

% man scp

stop being lazy.

Im not being lazy I am new to all this and I need help. I dont need people callin g me lazy I thought this was a forum to help people!

 

[zimv20]

you are being lazy, and this is helping you. if you'd read my original post, you'd see that you can't use ftp to copy a folder and its files. i then told you how to operate ftp the way you want.

if you can't be bothered to read and/or understand responses, then we can't be bothered to try to help you.

 

[yellow]

Im not being lazy I am new to all this and I need help.

Well luckily, that's what man pages are for. Man being short for 'manual'.
Since you like using the command line, learning to use/read man pages is a very important skill to possess.

 

[bousozoku]

unless you zip up the folder, you'll have to do it in two steps: create the remote folder, then put all the files.

the trick is to start ftp with the -i flag, which will turn off interactive mode:

% ftp -i ftp.foo.org

after you've gotten to the correct folder, you'll use mput (multiple put) instead of normal put. use wildcards to match the files in your local directory:

> mput *.html

if you leave interactive mode on, you'll be prompted for each file it finds.

Hi there Thanks for replying.

Yes I can get the put and get commands working but when I use them it only ftp's the files and not the folders.

What am I doing wrong?


MAtt

You're not reading what he wrote precisely.

The man pages definitely have more information.

 

[tidyboy]

You're not reading what he wrote precisely.

The man pages definitely have more information.

Right I did do what zimv20 said but it did not upload the folders. Right im not being funny but like I said im new to this so a little extra detail would be handy.


Many Thanks

 

[notjustjay]

OK, say you're sitting in a directory and you have a folder called "pictures" that you want to FTP. Here's how you do it. Watch closely...

ftp myserver.com
(login as needed)
prompt
(FTP says "Interactive mode off.")
lcd pictures
(FTP says "Local directory now /blah/blah/pictures")
mkdir pictures
(FTP says "pictures: the directory was successfully created")
cd pictures
(FTP says "OK. Current directory is /www/blah/pictures")
mput *
(FTP uploads every file in the directory)

Make sense now?

 

[tidyboy]

OK, say you're sitting in a directory and you have a folder called "pictures" that you want to FTP. Here's how you do it. Watch closely...

ftp myserver.com
(login as needed)
prompt
(FTP says "Interactive mode off.")
lcd pictures
(FTP says "Local directory now /blah/blah/pictures")
mkdir pictures
(FTP says "pictures: the directory was successfully created")
cd pictures
(FTP says "OK. Current directory is /www/blah/pictures")
mput *
(FTP uploads every file in the directory)

Make sense now?

Hi there thanks for replying

I understand what you are saying in your example but what I am tyring to do is ftp the invision power board forum software files to my server.

I need to keep the directory structure so how do I ftp the whole thing over.

 

[notjustjay]

Hi there thanks for replying

I understand what you are saying in your example but what I am tyring to do is ftp the invision power board forum software files to my server.

I need to keep the directory structure so how do I ftp the whole thing over.

You are in for a long night.

mkdir forum
cd forum
lcd forum
mput *
mkdir bin
cd bin
lcd bin
mput *
cd ..
lcd ..
mkdir images
cd images
lcd image
mput *
...

And so on. One set of mkdir/cd's/mput's for every single directory. And don't forget to chmod the directories correctly, some will be 755, some 777... don't get that wrong or you'll have a non-working board, or a huge security risk, or both.

I've done it. It's tedious. Do you REALLY want to use the terminal ftp for this? You should consider a GUI app that will take care of that for you, or scp, or... something.

 

[bousozoku]

Hi there thanks for replying

I understand what you are saying in your example but what I am tyring to do is ftp the invision power board forum software files to my server.

I need to keep the directory structure so how do I ftp the whole thing over.

Look for Cyberduck on http://www.macupdate.com/ or http://www.versiontracker.com/ and download and install it. Then, run it, set up your server information and log into that server. Then, drag the folder to where you want it to be on the server.

It'll be a lot easier for you and the software is free and reliable.

 

[tidyboy]

You are in for a long night.

mkdir forum
cd forum
lcd forum
mput *
mkdir bin
cd bin
lcd bin
mput *
cd ..
lcd ..
mkdir images
cd images
lcd image
mput *
...

And so on. One set of mkdir/cd's/mput's for every single directory. And don't forget to chmod the directories correctly, some will be 755, some 777... don't get that wrong or you'll have a non-working board, or a huge security risk, or both.

I've done it. It's tedious. Do you REALLY want to use the terminal ftp for this? You should consider a GUI app that will take care of that for you, or scp, or... something.

Thanks thats what I thought

 

[notjustjay]

Thanks thats what I thought

Good luck!

CyberDuck is a nice program.