FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a common protocol for transferring files between computers over networks
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FTP move files/folder on remote server in FileZilla
I have a folder on my server that I want to move to a different location on that same server.
I see that I can move a file/folder into a sibling folder, or up one folder, by dragging it over the ...
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ftp program that can perform the same operation on multiple servers
If I have 5 servers, and each server has the exact same file structure, is there a ftp program that can replicate the same operation on all the servers?
e.g.:
/wwwroot/site1/
Now if I want to copy ...
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Linux FTP User Directory Access Restriction?
I'm setting up the SFTP with different users. I simply need to strict some users to be given stricted Folder Access.
General users to access the whole Main FTP Directory normally: ...
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Windows - ftp.exe - Sending Multiple Files
How do you send multiple files using ftp.exe?
How do you send multiple files of the same file extension?
I tried using "mput", as the help for ftp.exe says that command is for sending multiple ...
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Gedit ftp plugin won't connect
I'm using gEdit and I want to connect to an FTP server with the FTP Browser plugin.
I filled in the connection details but when i click on the connect button it won't respond.
I'm sure the FTP ...
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why use ftp when scp is available?
Many webhosts etc want you to upload files using ftp or sftp. Yet I always found that scp is faster and simple works better (more like the local cp command).
What are the advantages ftp has to offer ...
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Linux - Limit user's ftp access to home directory
I have created a user in linux (User1 for the purpose of this question). I have changed User1's home directory to a new directory. I would like to ensure that User1, when FTP'ing, cannot browse out of ...
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How do I use FTP via VIM?
I have been trying to ftp into a shared hosting account with vim (brand new to vim) for a few hours now. I read about this syntax but I have no idea how to use it apparently or where do I insert my ...
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Filezilla installed on a Parallels' Virtual Machine connects but does not retrieve directories
I have Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed on a Mac running Parallels 6.
Everything works fine except for FTP programmes (ie Filezilla, CoreFTP etc). If I connect from my Mac directly using Filezilla ...
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Transfer file to Amazon S3 from web server
How do I transfer a tarball from my web server (e.g. http://example.com/backup.tar.gz) to an Amazon S3 bucket? Do I have to download it locally and upload it?
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Generating an X.509 certificate for FTP-over-SSL on Freenas
i've been Googling around for a moment on how to create a X.509 PEM certificate and private key for the FTP function in Freenas. I know i can use SFTP but i want to be able to secure the regular FTP ...
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free ftp, ftps, sftp tool that could process file list
Is there is free command line tool for Windows that could take text file (with list of files) and put all that files to remote folder (ftp, stps, sftp).
Currently I'm using separate tool for each of ...
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Pros and Cons using Mapping an FTP Drive VS FTP Client (Filezilla)
I want to know why would you use the other method to the other. Why use FTP Client if there is Mapping of Drive or vise versa.
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Windows FTP Client - Think Transmit for Mac
Im on the hunt for a decent FTP client for windows. Im looking for something that works in a similar way to transmit for mac.
Features im looking for ideally would be the ability to synchronize ...
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ascii mode ftp between two linux boxes does undesired CRLF translation
Using the FTP command I transferred an xml file from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux box which happens to be in Europe to another RHEL box in the United States. I didn't specify a transfer mode so it ...
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Hide files in a FTP-program
I want the users who log in to the web-server via FTP to don't be able to see the files in the root-folder, but all folders and all files in subfolders. This is not for security, only to have a ...
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Why am I getting kicked of my router when I use FTP?
I am trying to use SmartFTP Client to transfer files from one remote site to another (FXP with FTP).
The transfer starts OK but after the first few files everything stops. The connection from my PC ...
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Non-authoritative answer? Can't connect to my website?
Just recently I noticed I couldn't FTP to my site. Then I tried to just go to my site. It didn't work. I decided to wait a day to see if the problem fixed itself. So the next day at school tried going ...
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Using Tor SOCKS5 proxy with FTP clients (FileZilla)
I am working on an FTP server that doesn't accept connections from any IP (including my home one). I tried to use FileZilla and FireFTP with Tor (using SOCKS5). They both connect, but they fail to ...
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How to open files (music, videos) from FTP directly from Explorer ( Windows Vista)
I have two computers. On the first I have Debian and on the second I have Windows Vista.
I've set up vsftpd in Debian and connected to it from Vista. I'm browsing the FTP directory from Windows ...
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Some FTP folders not visible to client
I ran into a very interesting issue today.
In my directory I have:
hearts
laptops
pets
scaledBU
spotlights
Each of those are directories. I created these directories using FileZilla but they are ...
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FTP ASCII file from Windows to Mainframe (iSeries) — special characters
I have a text file created on a Windows machine, the page coding used on the file is 1252
This file is then ftp'd to an iSeries machine for processing
As far as I can see, it appears on the iSeries. ...
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ftp server over internet using different port
I want to access my ftp server over the internet. I run it on Debian, I changed the port to 201, and my local ip is 192.168.1.3.
I can access it from any computer on my network through ...
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Get size of folders on an FTP Server recursively
I have an FTP Server where a large number of files/folders are stored.
I would like to see how much is stored in each of the folders (including it's subfolders). Is there a way to do this? I.e. get ...
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FTP not working with WiFi or Tethering
My laptop has suddenly starting having issues when I FTP files to my website. I can send emails and browse web pages with no problem but FTP access is intermittent. If I plug a network cable in there ...
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User accounts in FTP
I have an FTP server(proftpd on debian) that I'm going to allow a couple friends access to, and I want some safety nets in place, just in case.
These are some of the things I'd like to do:
Jail the ...
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File Transfer Logging & Security
I am looking to send the files out from my server. (Windows 2003) I understand a common way is to use FTP to transfer the files out.
I would like to ask if there are any other mechanisms out there ...
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OS X Lion Server and FTP
I'm having trouble with my Lion Server with FTP.
I managed activating FTP via sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist thats fine.
But now I want to control which user can ...
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Is it possible to use SSH port forwarding with FTP?
I tried using SSH port forwarding with FTP but it didn't work even though I used FTP connections.
It seems that the FTP server gives you another port number to use, so you must be able to connect to ...
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FTP ls command returned a empty list
When I used the ls command, it returns an empty list to me, just like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ftp 127.0.0.1
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
220 欢迎使用 Quick 'n Easy FTP Server
User ...
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Login with linux FTP username and password
What's the command for logging in with FTP all with one line?
ftp username:password@my.domain.com
says,
Password required for username:password
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Prevent Caching in Windows FTP (Explorer)
Windows Explorer's FTP functionality appears to be caching downloaded files, such that when I drag drop (to download) the same file again, it's not downloading the latest version from the FTP server. ...
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robo ftp - How to reference uploaded file in Upload Complete event script
I have tried using %lastfile but it seems to be empty and refers to some batch command initiated by Robo FTP instead of after a [passive] receive.
Apart from the official web site, is there any other ...
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Ubuntu 10.04 with vsftpd: Can't chown /var/www?
For the life of me, I can't seem to chown my /var/www folder on my server. i want to:
chown -R ftpuser /var/www
And it returns Invalid Argument on every file change attempt. I've tried sudo with ...
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Can I create a .torrent file that will download files from an webhost ftp?
I have a webhost that lets me have ftp accounts for large file transfers. I can use vuze in OS X to create a torrent fine...but I don't know how (or with the more research I do if it's possible) to ...
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What's the best way to find and replace text in multiple files over FTP?
How can you search and replace text in multiple files on an FTP server?
Basically I need to change the Google Analytics information on a bunch of plain old HTML pages and I'm wondering if there is a ...
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SSH+OpenVPN+FTP = How to make them work?
I'm working in a Uni project where I have to connect to a server (Linux) to get some files for my project. I was told that I have to use ssh or OpenVPN in order to get access to the files I need. I've ...
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Add network location via command line/batch in windows xp/vista/7?
I need to provide an accessible way for blind users to upload lots or small - or single large - files to me. I can't find an ftp client that can be easily preconfigured for each user, so mapping a ...
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Windows ftp client - not connecting but no error messages
We have a legacy system that is using the built in Windows commandline ftp client to upload files to an ftp server. It does this using the -s switch, with an ftp file something like the following:
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Advance Command Line FTP Client?
The Default Microsoft Command Line FTP Client does not support some commands like AUTH, SITE & CONNECT. Is there any other Command Line FTP Client available to achieve this?
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Is there a free ftp client that has macros
At the moment I'm using filezilla to deploy new versions of a site to the live server. the trouble is that there are one or two config, bootstrap etc. files which are different for the live site and I ...
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Debugging Windows 7 FTP woes
I am having issues with a device sending files to an FTP site on a Windows 7 Pro machine. I am not seeing the same issue between the same device and a windows XP machine or between the windows XP ...
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install remote desktop in a PC with FTP and HTTP access
I have a machine behind a firewall to which I have only FTP and HTTP access - is there any remote desktop software available that I can install over FTP and access over HTTP (java based perhaps)?
The ...
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Setting up FTP via Windows Explorer on Windows 7
I can't see how to do this on windows 7
http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/516/Setting+up+FTP+via+Windows+Explorer
Click on Add Network Place.
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FTP upload stalls at same point every time on FileZilla
On two different FTP accounts, I am having problems uploading files. I can login and see the contents of the dir, and start an upload. Using Filezilla the transfer seems to always stall at either 0.9% ...
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Commandline to set perms on SQL's backup folder
I'm trying to get my webhost to grant me permissions to the daily backup folder used by sql server. I'd like to use FTP to access all files in that folder.
i'd like to give the host a nice easy ...
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On demand upload server
I'm looking for a simple application which will do something like
Allow user to sign up for an ftp account -> ask admin for approval -> create ftp account for that user
now it doesn't have to ...
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A Canadian in Berlin - problems with FTP and IP numbers - anyone have ideas?
Thanks for taking the time.
My problem- I am a Canadian (with Canadian laptop) presently in Berlin. For some reason I am having repeated connectivity problems --
At my flat I cannot connect via ...
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How to download subtree with ftp
I have to download a whole subtree of directories and files from an ftp server to my own local pc (Ubuntu). Normally a GUI like gFTP or Filezilla would do the trick, but on this ftp server I have to ...
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What's a good FTP client for Mac OS X?
What's a good FTP client for Mac OS X?
So when you save, it should upload it automatically (like FireFTP).
