FTP command line syntax

[Benjamin Walkenhorst]

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:04:34 -0600
Steve Suhre <steve at Antero.com> wrote:

> If I use the suggested syntax:
> 
> ftp ftp://user:password@host/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_.

krylon at neuromancer:~:: ftp ftp://krylon:xH3b0O@wintermute/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.
krylon at neuromancer:~:: 

So if I wanted to grab the kernel-image from that machine I would have
to say:
ftp ftp://krylon:xH3b0O@wintermute/../../netbsd
(My login-directory is, of course, /home/krylon.)


Kind regards,
Benjamin

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