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    best linux ftp client?

    in your opinions/experiences...
    what is the best linux (ubuntu fiesty 7.0.4 in my case) ftp client?
    cheers for any insights.
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    ftp from the shell will be fine.

    Search the package manager and try a few you can always remove what you don't like.

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    Doesn't the file manager in Linux usually have ftp in it? Think I've used that before on other distros.

    Or as ikonia said, just type ftp...

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    I use gFTP. FileZilla 3 is also available for GNU/Linux. It's in beta, but it seemed stable when I used it. It's also in the Ubuntu and Debian repositories.
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    If you're only downloading, wget is good (better than shell ftp) - supports restarts.

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    Another vote for gFTP if you want a classic GUI-based FTP client. It supports ssh connections too which I use a lot

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    Yet another vote for gFTP
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    I'm looking for an FTP client that will synchronize data over a partially reliable link. It also needs to have automation features. Any suggestions?

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    Quote Originally Posted by distanteyes87 View Post
    I'm looking for an FTP client that will synchronize data over a partially reliable link. It also needs to have automation features. Any suggestions?
    rsync would be a far better choice for that rather than any form of ftp. It also benefits from checksumming, compression and encryption via native support for ssh. Highly recommended.

    Automation? ...you mean like a quick script and cron maybe?
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    Yet another vote for gFTP. I needed to ftp to my website tonight. I thought "Sh!t, this is going to be awkward." as I'd only used WIndows before and ftp can be a black art sometimes... installed gFTP and berlimey! Simple, easy to use, no arsing around FTPing. Good work fella!
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    totally uncalled for use of bad language.
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    Basically an atuomation feature that I need is the ability to select which files and folders are going to be transfered at a certain time and date and just have it work without any supervision.

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    thats a shell script with rsync/wget/scp (pick one).
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    If the link between the server and the client goes down, does rsync automatically resume the file download from the point where the link went down?

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    yup, on the next pass
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