ftp recursively

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:53:22 -0700, Jeff Schwab wrote:

> The point of rsync is to keep a local directory tree in sync with a
> remote one, by transferring only change-sets that are conceptually
> similar to patches.  If you're only transferring files once, there's no
> particular benefit (AFAIK) to using rsync rather than some kind of
> recursive ftp.

Avoiding re-inventing the wheel is a big benefit.


-- 
Steven