On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:04:34 -0600 Steve Suhre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If I use the suggested syntax: > > ftp ftp://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/path > > I get: Can't locate or login to host `user' > > It looks like ftp is not aware of the man page and wants the server > where the login info is supposed to be. I've tried several variations > of the line with no luck. Any help? The above command works for me (FreeBSD 5.2.1, i386). I have to give the path _relative to my login-directory_. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~:: ftp ftp://krylon:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/distinfo Connected to wintermute. 220- 220 wintermute FTP server (NetBSD-ftpd 20020615) ready. 331 Password required for krylon. 230- NetBSD 1.6.2_STABLE (WINTERMUTE) #7: Sun Sep 26 02:09:00 CEST 2004 Welcome to NetBSD on wintermute! 230 User krylon logged in. Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. 200 Type set to I. local: distinfo remote: distinfo 229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||65528|) 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for 'distinfo' (110 bytes). 100% |******************************************************| 110 7.94 KB/s 00:00 ETA 226 Transfer complete. 110 bytes received in 00:00 (1.09 KB/s) 221- Data traffic for this session was 110 bytes in 1 file. Total traffic for this session was 953 bytes in 1 transfer. 221 Thank you for using the FTP service on wintermute. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~:: So if I wanted to grab the kernel-image from that machine I would have to say: ftp ftp://krylon:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/../../netbsd (My login-directory is, of course, /home/krylon.) Kind regards, Benjamin -- If cars had improved at [the computer industry's] rate, a Rolls Royce would now cost 10 dollars and get a billion miles per gallon. (Unfortunately, it would probably also have 200-page manual telling how to open the door.) -- Andrew Tanenbaum, "Introduction To Distributed Systems" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
