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-c run a command | -c run a command | ||
mirror | Separate all command with ; | ||
mirror makes two directories identical. Default is remote to local | |||
-R makes mirror local to remote | -R makes mirror local to remote | ||
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--delete will remove files if no longer in the source. | --delete will remove files if no longer in the source. | ||
lcd /local/directory; this is a separate command that specifies the local directory so that you can more easily script lftp | lcd /local/directory; this is a separate command that specifies the local directory so that you can more easily script lftp otherwise it uses the current working directory. | ||
pwd will print the working directory on the remote machine | |||
lpwd will print the local working directory. That is where you ran the script from NOT what may be specified in the script. | |||
Revision as of 05:31, 17 September 2020
lftp -c "open 192.168.1.41:2121/Music; lcd /local/directory; mirror -R -P 3 --ignore-time --delete"
-c run a command
Separate all command with ;
mirror makes two directories identical. Default is remote to local
-R makes mirror local to remote
-P number specifies number of parallel connections
--ignore-time will only compare file size and existence
--continue will try again or resume if the connection fails.
--delete will remove files if no longer in the source.
lcd /local/directory; this is a separate command that specifies the local directory so that you can more easily script lftp otherwise it uses the current working directory.
pwd will print the working directory on the remote machine
lpwd will print the local working directory. That is where you ran the script from NOT what may be specified in the script.