List files ftp server

Another alternative is to use NLST command:. But, as you may see, the NLST command returns only the names of files and directories, nothing else, we want something that provides us the list of names as well as their metadata such as permissions, size, date of last modification, etc.

Here we use the MLSD command that comes into the rescue:. We used the mlsd method that calls FTP's MLSD command, it returns a tuple that contains the file name and the file metadata, we extracted everything and printed them to the screen. Notice I used TYPE I command to change the type of transfer into a binary image, this is because size will raise an exception if it's not the case.

Finally, after working with the FTP server, it's time to quit and close the connection:. Alright, that's it for the tutorial. Quick Links. Search Forums. Show Threads. Show Posts. Listing all files on FTP Server. Registered User. Join Date: Nov I am wondering the best way to list all files on a ftp server. Thanks Dallas. Looking at my version of curl, recursive options is not introduced as feature, I guess you want to do something like "ls -lR", but I don't see that option. That is exactly what I want to do, but I have no idea if there is anyway to do it.

Like you say I can't find an argument in curl for this. I don't have to use curl. I think I could do it with a bash script for the FTP program. Catch is that I don't know how to write a bash script to do this. Join Date: Feb I am hoping to do it without installing any additional software so I can run it as part of a larger application that can run on any OSX computer.

I found this through a web search but it gives me an error message. I made a script with the following lines in it; open 1. Does anyone know what the problem might be? I haven't used wininet on. NET and I don't plan to do so for the foreseeable future , yet there are a couple of things that might help. If I understood the docs, it should be zero or IntPtr. Zero if the file does not exist.

WriteLine lpFindData. I suspect that the truncated name you get is the result of the API putting zero's to "clear" the string the C way, which stays printable by C. I bet the API is trying to tell you "no more files" through the return value, this would explain why the returned filename is not changing. Also, as far as I remember you need a pattern and, maybe, a full path. The content you requested has been removed. Ask a question. Improve this question. Asclepius Raz Raz 1 1 gold badge 7 7 silver badges 19 19 bronze badges.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. FYI: curl -l returns just the names. I do not understand why most people are using username:password in their command, that's bad practice and can be history hjacked! At least use a protected file and use a substitution for it, e.

For recursive, use -R. For more options, see man ncftpls. Asclepius Asclepius Thank you A-B-B, I didn't know about this utility. A shame this does not use.