I use lftp: lftp -c "open $FTP_SITE; mirror --delete --no-perms --use-cache \ --time-prec=1d --only-newer --verbose=3 \ $FTP_DIR/$DIR/ $DST_PATH/$DIR/" (options may be weird, I'm fiddling with them right now) /magnus John Summerfield wrote: > > > > > --- "Ivan F. Martinez" <bl@ivanfm.com> wrote: > > > ftpcopy is good to mirroring redhat files, because > > > they change the dates without changing the files, I > > > can specify to > > > ignore date changes. Also the new version have a > > > security key for limiting the number of deletes each > > > time I run. In > > > the case of problem in server that gives an empty > > > directory it will not delete everything (this > > > happened one time in the > > > redhat ftp site) > > > > Have you thought about using rsync instead? Rsync is > > much more robust than the aforementioned proggies. > > My efforts at connecting to RH with rsync have been entirely > unsuccessful. > > My impression too is that it's less stable than, say, wget - one error > and it quits. > > The only place I've found that supports rsync , www.planetmirror.com, > has its files at different locations in rsync URLS than for ftp or http. > > I'm currently using mirror, not in RHL 7.2 (I think it's in 7.1 > powertools), to mirror updates. Being written in Perl, it's easier to > fix its fault than it is for rsync or wget. > > -- > Cheers > John Summerfield > > Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ > > Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my > disposition. > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-devel-list mailing list > Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
