[SWLUG] FTP command line help

[Neil Greenwood]

On 1 November 2010 14:07, Neil Jones <neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> I have a crippled server with no root access.
> I can log into it and I am using sftp to move files across to a new server.
>
> One of the sets of files I am moving has a bout 70 sub directories
> a simple Put command doesn't access any subdirectories.
> It just copies all the files from the current directory
>
> I would like it to recursively copy everything.
>
> Is there anyway to do this other than manually changing and creating
> directories?
>
> Neil

Hi Neil,

Can you execute a shell (using the ! command) through the sftp
session? If so, you could create a tar file, then copy that instead.

Otherwise I don't know the answer...


Cofion/Regards,
Neil.