ftpget(1)

NAME

ftpget - Get files fast from the commandline

SYNTAX

ftpget [options] host filename [-o local] [filename] ...

VERSION

This man page documents ftpget version 2.0. Note that ftpget is deprecated and it is recommended to use scripting capabilities of lftp.

DESCRIPTION

ftpget is a program that gets the given filename from the indicated host. Multiple filenames can be specified. If a filename needs to be redirected to another local file then use the -o option.

OPTIONS

-p, --port

Set port number

-u, --user

login as user using pass as password

-l, --list

Get listing of specified directories

-c, --continue

Reget specified file(s)

-q, --quiet

Run quietly (no output).

-v, --verbose

Run verbosely (lots of output).

--async-mode

Use asynchronos mode (faster)

--sync-mode

Use synchronos mode (compatible with bugs)

-o file

output to local file 'local' (default - base name of filename)

SEE ALSO

lftp(1)

AUTHOR

Alexander V. Lukyanov
[email protected]

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This manual page was originally written by Christoph Lameter <[email protected]>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.