What would be the fastest way to recursively retrieve entire directory listing from an ftp server using wget/curl/whatever? I don't need to download any files, just directory and file names. Basically what ls -R does.
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Best Answer
The best I can do with wget is
Which will create empty directories containing a
.listingfile with the listing of the matching directory on the ftp server, and take forever.You'll probably need to use a real ftp client like lftp: