FTP all files except for the filenames specified

[FoxHu]

I want to FTP all files from a folder except for the ones whose name are specified.
I am using Mget *.* to FTP all files. I think I just need to modify the Mget Command to include some parameter.

Can somebody please help me. Help Appreciated.

 

[RussellWilliams]

Maybe use CUTEFTP or a graphical version to allow CTRL-selections?

 

[TimeTraveler]

Run a job like this either locally or remotely depending on which way the ftp is going. It may not work exactly as written, but it's how I would approach it.

#!/bin/sh
# get single column list of files to exclude
echo $@ | tr " " "\012" > ../exception.lst
tar -cf ../tmp.tar exception.lst .

then ftp the .tar file, then untar it. In one of the other posts a while back someone wrote how to use ftp in a script, but I forgot which one.

You could also use 'find . -type -f -print | fgrep -v -f exception.lst > include.lst', then 'tar -cf tmp.tar `cat include.lst`'

Note there's a limit to how many entries 'fgrep -f' can handle. I forget what it is. (Like 255 or something.)

Sean aka TimeTraveler



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