Linux FTP client that can keep remote folder in sync with

[M. Fioretti]

On Mon, May 12, 2025 22:04:47 PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:

> lftp has a "mirror" command which might be your friend here.

Thanks Colin,

I did knot know it but indeed, lftp seems the best solution so far. I
will try it over the weekend and let the list know. Fingers crossed.

To the other subscriber(s) who asked:

> Are you /really/ sure of this? Did you really mean "FTP" as in "send
> my login and password in the clear, over the intertubes, without any
> encryption, whatsoever"? And there's a web-hosting provider that
> actually offers FTP access, just like that, to anyone who asks?

Yes, of course. I wrote ftp because I meant ftp. Because, as sad or
dumb as it may be, it's still the default options on countless ISPs,
for the reason others already mentioned: leaving ftp as the default
option makes scp and similar the "deluxe" one, which deserves extra
payment.

I came here to ask because I had forgotten how to use ftp for myself
many years ago, not because it's uncommon in general. This time, I
need it, because I have to keep folders in sync on a remote account I
did not set up myself and, for reasons not relevant here, I cannot
control or change.

So absurd, yes. Surprising, not at all.

Marco