> Hi Chris, > > Interesting question here: > > How can I get a folder via FTp, preserving the sub dirs and > files within it? > > I am using ftp from the command line, no GUIs or anything > are an option. > I just stumbled across an interesting way of getting a folder / whole tree. I used Nautilus. Opened one window on my target and then used "open server" in another window to access the source. It opened via ftp and I just dragged the folder to the target window and it copied all the files. Simple and elegant. Bob Stya