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--- mirroring_with_lftp [2009/08/23 21:02] – created juckins
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-To mirror a website and do some sophisticated FTP commands, check out [[http://lftp.yar.ru/|lftp]]
+==== Using lftp to Mirror a Website ====
+To mirror a website and do some sophisticated FTP commands, check out [[http://lftp.yar.ru/|lftp]] \\
+To mirror a directory, cd to local directory first and then do the following:
+<code>
+$ lftp [email protected]
+lftt> cd <directory_as_appropriate>
+lftp> mirror -R -e -v -n (use --dry-run to just list files)
+</code>
+-R puts files from local machine to remote machine \\
+-e deletes files on remote machine that aren't on local machine \\
+-v is verbose mode \\
+-n transfers only new files \\
+Other tips: \\
+[[http://tutorials.papamike.ca/pub/lftp.html]]