Sync a FTP folder locally

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I have several images uploaded worth 1GB on the remote server that I want to download locally, but not continuously.

I tried using rsync reading its (excellent) man page but found repeated protocol issues and gave up. (There is some problem with rsync when bashrc is changed. I cant in good mind edit or change my bashrc just for this.)

What are the other alternatives to sync a folder unidirectional, but incremental.

FYFI, the following is the rsync command I used

rsync -e ssh -avz user_name@ftp.imcruis.in:chikmaglur-trip Desktop/Malnad2/

It's a bit hazy what exactly you mean with "continously" and "incremental". — towo, Jul 17 '09 at 09:50
And this didn't work because rsync didn't like your .bashrc?? — innaM, Jul 17 '09 at 10:24
Maybe your question should be "How do I fix my problem with rsync?" Instead of "How do I find another tool besides rsync because I can't make rsync work?" — davr, Jul 17 '09 at 19:51

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '09 at 09:49

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Well, you could just work with wget --continue --mirror.

answered Jul 17 '09 at 09:49

towo

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Exactly. But how. Thanks in advance! – lprsd Jul 17 '09 at 10:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '09 at 11:41

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export RYSNC_RSH=ssh rsync -avz user@:

If that does not work, what is the error you get?

answered Jul 17 '09 at 11:41

Jason Tan

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Sync a FTP folder locally

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