[Tom C]

I've always used RBrowser for FTP, but I need to write a script, so I've been trying to learn how to use the command line ftp utility.

After connecting to a server, if I type...

get pathname1/pathname2/filename

...then I'm told that the file or directory does not exist. However, if I type...

cd pathname1/pathname2/
get filename

...everything works fine. Can you not use pathnames with the get command, i.e., get works only in the current directory?

[bradoesch]

I just tried it out and it worked for me. Read the man page for ftp and you'll see some advice for using ftp with scripts.

[[APi]TheMan]

Originally Posted by Tom C

After connecting to a server, if I type...

get pathname1/pathname2/filename

...then I'm told that the file or directory does not exist. However, if I type...

Did the filename in question have a space in it?

[Tom C]

I figured out what the problem was. If you type...

get /path1/path2/filename

...with only one filename, it assumes that you're talking about the destination, not the source. The following works fine:

get sourcepath1/sourcepath2/sourcefile targetpath1/targetpath2/targetfile

Thanks for the help.