[plug] FTP shortcuts

David Griffiths griffith at environ.wa.gov.au
Tue Sep 12 12:41:43 WST 2000


>List,
>
>When using ftp are there any nice shortcuts (like the TAB auto
>completion etc) that would make it so much easier getting those files
>from the web? Just using a standard install of RH
>
>Thanks,
>

You've know this one already, but...
if you're just using plain old ftp using "mget" can be handy. It allows you
to say
"mget kernel*" and asks you to type y/n for each match. Better than typing
full file names.

cheers,

Dave.



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