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authorDaniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>2004-12-21 09:37:55 +0000
committerDaniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>2004-12-21 09:37:55 +0000
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How do I list the root dir of an FTP server?
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-Updated: August 18, 2004 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
+Updated: December 21, 2004 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
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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.
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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