[linux-help] Re: [linux-help]

[Tom Hull <thull2@xxxxxxx>]

Hareesh Haridas wrote:
> Hi,
>       This is something for which a google-search did not give
> satisfying results - the question is simple:
> 
> is there a way by which you can send directories via ftp in one go
> (wihtout expicitly moving to the directories and then sending files) ?
> does anyone have a workaround?

Use the ncftp client, get -R or put -R commands.

Another approach would be to use rsync, which can synchronize whole
directory trees on two machines, copying only the files (indeed only
the changed file blocks) needed to mirror. rsync can also be set up
to work over ssh.

> (i am not a lazy person, but i tried and am not able to find out the
> way!)
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Hareesh.

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