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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Message from Steven
> ===================
> Sindi wrote:
> > Would one start wget with -c the first time
> > or just subsequent times?
>
> Subsequent times.
>
> > This is the only advantage I know of for busybox wget.
>
> There are several other advantages.

I would appreciate knowing what wget can do better than links besides 
reume download, so I can use its features.  The help screen is cryptic.

> > And in my experience busybox wget aborts transfers more
> > often than kermit ftp does.
>
> Kermit is too big for BL3.

I know, that is why Samir's ftp is nice.

> > There does not seem to be a non-busybox ftpput with
> > correct instructions, which makes it rather stupid
> > to refuse to fix the broken instructions.
>
> The only reason I put ftpput in BL3 was because of you.
> Since you don't like it, I will leave it out next time.

I was not asking to leave it out, just to somehow provide correct
instructions.  Maybe as a man page?  I am now using it all the time, with 
remote-dir instead of remote-file.  I have a script, and I can type put 
filename.  Actually one script per remote directory.  No need to enter 
password each time.  I can't use links or wget to replace ftpput.
I am also using ftpget (which I compiled) instead of links and wget.
You don't need all three of those.

> > Anyone doing long transfers is likely to have installed
> > BL to hard disk
>
> Really?  I often use wget from a minimal BL3.

And do long transfers to hard disk?

> > and should get the full wget.
>
> Why?  The BL3 wget works fine for most purposes.

Can you download multiple files with one command?
Can it list files in a directory like links or ftp?
I would like to understand how it works.

> > For a minimal BL, is wget really needed?
>
> sigh...  yes, wget is a really useful utility.

Other than resumed download, what should I be using it for that links does 
not do?


> > If both ftpput and wget were omitted
>
> I am happy to omit ftpput.  I will not omit wget.
I use ftpput much more than wget.

> > would it make space for Samir's asm ftp?  26K upx'ed.
>
> As I've said before, I will not be using upx for BL3.

I don't recall why not.  There is space on disk 2 so I can add it, along 
with vfat.o .

> > What does mdir do?
>
> Start ftp, then execute: ? mdir
> That will display help for the mdir command

list contents of multiple remote directories

I type mdir and get
(remote files)

I then type ls and get
(local file)
mdir
output to local file:  mdir? y
it transferred something.
I now have a file mdir:
ftpd: ls:  no such file or directory

As I said, the instructions are cryptic.  I should find a man page for 
some other ftp program.
Sindi