i didn't read the earlier posts, but what about ftpcopy? uses basically the same syntax, but it also removes target files that aren't on the remote machine in the source directory. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexander Dalloz <alexander.dalloz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 23:21:46 +0200 To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: wget lot of files > Am Di, den 06.04.2004 schrieb Jeff Vian um 22:51: > > > >To your 'problem': wget ftp://server_address/path/dir/*.rpm > > > > > >See "man wget" and "wget --help". > > > > > And to get the entire directory tree from a single point use > > # wget -r ftp://server_address/path/dir > > Jeff, that is certainly right. I only was careful not to mention the > "-r" switch :) It is advised to use the "-l" switch in combination with > "-r". > > My answer was especial for an FTP server source and will not fit for > HTTP servers. > > Alexander > > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG key 1024D/ED695653 1999-07-13 > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 1 (Yarrow) on Athlon CPU kernel 2.4.22-1.2174.nptl > Sirendipity 23:05:32 up 18 days, 6:47, load average: 1.11, 1.18, 1.23 > [ ÎÎÏÎÎ Ï'ÎÏÏÎÎ - gnothi seauton ] > my life is a planetarium - and you are the stars << signature.asc >> > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Time will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of Time's methods. +( duncan brown +( duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxx +( http://www.linuxadvocate.net