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- From: zerkle@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: FTP help
- Message-ID: <20679@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 19:13:28 GMT
- References: <1992Dec31.194248.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>
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- Reply-To: zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle)
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of California, Davis
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- In article <1992Dec31.194248.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> jsmcgi01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
- >Could anyone please send me a help file on how to use the ftp sites? I have
- >been connected and looked through one, but have no idea how to read the README.
- >files (after trying stuff like read, type, list, ed, more, howdy, etc.). Also,
- >after the binary file is received how would one then convert it to be usable?
- >Muchas Gracias.
-
- I'm going to assume that you have a typical ftp setup. That is, you
- have an Amiga at home, with a modem attached. You can dial up to your
- school's Unix system. You school's computer has access to ftp.
-
- It seems that you have already figured out how to connect to an ftp
- site and find files, so I won't explain that. After you connect, the
- first thing you should do (always) is enter the following command:
-
- binary
-
- Once you see a file you want, you need to copy it from the ftp host
- computer. For instance, before you can read the README (usually), you
- need to transfer it over. So, enter the following:
-
- get README
-
- After that, the file is on your Unix system. You can read it with a
- program such as "more" or "vi".
-
- After you collect an interesting file, it is sitting on your Unix
- computer. Of course, this doesn't do your Amiga any good, so you need
- to transfer it over. Pretend you used ftp to get the file called
- "niftygame.lha". If your Unix system and your Amiga terminal program
- is all set up for Zmodem transfers, you can just type:
-
- sz niftygame.lha
-
- and the file is transferred to your Amiga automatically. If you are
- using some other method (such as Kermit), the technique will be
- different. Consult the documentation for your terminal software.
-
- Once you have the file on your Amiga, you'll need to un-archive it.
- If the file name ends with ".lha" or ".lzh", you want a program
- called LhA. It's on Fred Fish disks and (surprise) ftp archive
- sites. Just type (on your Amiga):
-
- lha x niftygame
-
- After that, your program will be ready for use on your Amiga.
-
- Ftp is good stuff. Have fun!
-
- --
- Dan Zerkle zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu (916) 756-5170
-