sftp client that works like ncftp? - BSD

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  1. sftp client that works like ncftp?

    Hi,
    Is there a ssh / sftp client for FreeBSD that works like the ncftp[2]
    client?
    In particular, I want a recursive mode, like ncftp's 'get -R ...'

    I checked FreshPorts[1], but didn't find anything that looked promising.

    References:
    1) http://www.freshports.org/
    2) http://www.freshports.org/ftp/ncftp3/
    --
    Torfinn Ingolfsen,
    Norway

  2. Re: sftp client that works like ncftp?

    On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:19:48 UTC, Torfinn Ingolfsen
    wrote:

    > Hi,
    > Is there a ssh / sftp client for FreeBSD that works like the ncftp[2]
    > client?
    > In particular, I want a recursive mode, like ncftp's 'get -R ...'

    scp -r ??

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    Bob Eager
    UNIX since v6..
    http://tinyurl.com/2xqr6h

  3. Re: sftp client that works like ncftp?

    Bob Eager wrote:
    > scp -r ??

    Interesting. I wonder if that will that skip existing files?
    --
    Torfinn Ingolfsen,
    Norway

  4. Re: sftp client that works like ncftp?

    On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:19:48 +0200
    Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:

    > Hi,
    > Is there a ssh / sftp client for FreeBSD that works like the ncftp[2]
    > client?
    > In particular, I want a recursive mode, like ncftp's 'get -R ...'
    >

    You may want to look at lftp, specifically at its ``mirror'' command.


    HTH

    Michael
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