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Re: [cobalt-users] Automating ftp



> At 5/9/01 08:39 PM +0100, you wrote:
> >Since a few weeks we have a cobalt raq 4 server and i know it's possible to
> >automate some tasks, but is it possible to create a script that downloads a
> >few files from an ftp server to the raq and then upload these files to
> >another server? and if it's possible how do i do this?
> 
> man rsync
> 
> will give you the manual for rsync, which can do what you want and is a 
> very useful tool. If not, go to ftp.redhat.com and look for the 2.4.6-1 
> version of the RPM (probably rsync-2.4.6-1.i386.rpm) in the updates 
> directory for 6.2.
> 
Get the source, from rsync.samba.org. Compiling and install is effortless
Read the README, It works well. I use it for many things.
Gerald