How to FTP a folder..?? is it possible..??

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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Is it possible to ftp a folder..??
If yes How to do it..??
If no Is there any way to ftp all files in a folder..?? or how to transfer large amount of files from another system to my system in unix..??
Please help..
Thanks..

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I dont know if you can ftp a directory and its contents. You may want to check out the FAQ article on FTP.
If none of those suite you, then zip or tar the directory, ftp that file and extract it there.

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i believe that you cannot ftp a directory with its content via normal ftp... there is a script created by a member here that can do that... try to use the search button.

hope this helps

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ftp_transfer()
{
cd /data/emp_dir
time ftp -niv 192.0.0.99 << EOF
user dummy dummy
cd in/rec
ascii
mget $1*.txt
ls -l
quit
EOF

# all emp*.txt files will be transfered to your pc

ftp_transfer "emp"