[NTLUG:Discuss] ftp multiple files

[Fred James]

ftp -i <site>
where <site> is the remote host you wish to connect to.
Example:
ftp -i ftp.myfavoritesoftwaresite.org
(see man ftp)

terry wrote:

> What is the easiest way to download a large number of individual files?
>
> Via the browser,  it appears you have to click on each one 
> individually, tell it okay and all that.
> Just in terminal mode ftp you can use mget * but then you have to sit 
> there and type y for each one.  Right?
>
> What other option is there?
>
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