remote file size

hi,

I have ftp some file from linux server to local system.
After completion of ftp of a particular file i need to comparethe size of the original file(server) and transfered file(local).
How can find the size of a file stored in server from local system.

any help pls.

cheers
RRK

You can make use of "rsh" or "ssh",they accept commands to be executed on the remote host.

Thanks
Nagarajan G