Re: long ftp dir listings

From: Mike Hernandez (sequethin_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/29/05

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    On 9/29/05, David <freebsd-questions@gv.net> wrote:
    > Dear list,
    >
    > I am often annoyed trying to get a long directory listing from my unix box
    > while ftp'ing somewhere. <pause> is hardly useful, since the listing goes
    > by to quickly. Occasionally, I have found a site that uses |more , but this
    > is unusual. I often resort to using ftp in Windows DOS mode so I can scroll
    > up a long listing. Any good methods would be appreciated.

    I use zsh's built in ftp. It's as simple as this (assuming zsh is installed):

    #[probably put this in .zshrc]
    zmodload zsh/zftp
    autoload -U zfinit
    zfinit

    zfopen ftp.whatever.foo
    [user & pass when prompted]
    zfcd pub/example/test/etc
    zfls|less

    The real beauty of it is that you can use all of zsh's expansions and
    the ftp stuff sits in the background while you use your shell. For
    more info man zshzftpsys

    Good luck :)

    Mike
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