Hi Deedra, >The only downside to ncftp is that it does not support ls|less like lftp >does. which is the main reason I don't use it. Try the "pls" command. Adding the "-1" argument will output a nice listing omitting the permissions and time_stamp info. -------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMERGED IN THE 6o4 AREA CODE A proud user of the LINUX Operating System! ----------------------------------------------------------------------