Re: long ftp dir listings

From: Sandy Rutherford (sandy_at_krvarr.bc.ca)
Date: 09/29/05

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To: David <freebsd-questions@gv.net>

    >>>>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:27:31 -0700,
    >>>>> David <freebsd-questions@gv.net> said:

    > 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.

    If you are an Emacs user, you can use Dired and EFS (or Ange-FTP) to
    browse FTP listings. Ange-FTP only understands remote unix-style
    listings. EFS can additionally parse listings from:

    VMS, CMS, MTS, MVS, ti-twenex, ti-explorer (the last two are lisp
    machines), TOPS-20, DOS (running the Distinct, Novell, FTP software,
    NCSA, Microsoft in both unix and DOS mode, Super TCP, and Hellsoft FTP
    servers), unix descriptive listings (dl), KA9Q, OS/2, VOS, NOS/VE, CMS
    running the KNET server, Tandem's Guardian OS, COKE, Mac (Running
    Peter's ftpd)

    In other words, pretty much anything.

    Emacs + Dired works fine on a dumb terminal. If you have X running
    and you would rather avoid Emacs, then search the ports for FTP
    clients with a GUI. There are a number of them.

    Sandy
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