I haven't been following this discussion so far, but it doesn't look like FTP's multiple get feature has been mentioned. FTP has an mget command which recognizes meta-characters like *. There's also a prompt command which toggles whether mget prompts or doesn't prompt before each file. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@xxxxxxxxx | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell. http://familyradio.com/ | http://mielke.cc/bible/ _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list