From 951fdeba677145d68aaa3e38272a221521a3c646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:37:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] How do I list the root dir of an FTP server? --- docs/FAQ | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/FAQ b/docs/FAQ index 8a09b53bb..1eb44c341 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ +++ b/docs/FAQ @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Updated: August 18, 2004 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html) +Updated: December 21, 2004 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html) _ _ ____ _ ___| | | | _ \| | / __| | | | |_) | | @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ FAQ 3.14 Does curl support javascript or pac (automated proxy config)? 3.15 Can I do recursive fetches with curl? 3.16 What certificates do I need when I use SSL? + 3.17 How do I list the root dir of an FTP server? 4. Running Problems 4.1 Problems connecting to SSL servers. @@ -520,6 +521,18 @@ FAQ that was signed by one of the authorities in the bundle. curl comes with a default CA cert bundle. You can override the default. + 3.17 How do I list the root dir of an FTP server? + + There are two ways. The way defined in the RFC is to use an encoded slash + in the first path part. List the "/tmp" dir like this: + + curl ftp://ftp.sunet.se/%2ftmp/ + + or the not-quite-kosher-but-more-readable way, by simply starting the path + section of the URL with a slash: + + curl ftp://ftp.sunet.se//tmp/ + 4. Running Problems