Linux – sync local OSX with remote linux server using ftp via shell script

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I would like to sync a local folder on my Mac to a remote ftp server. I only want to upload files changed since last sync. I would also like to download new and modified files from the server. Is there a way to do this form OSX shell?

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If it has to be FTP then AASync looks promising. It's a GUI based application but also can be scheduled and run in background. Maybe this is as good as being called by a shell.

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Try -m for --mirror

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Ftp – How to upload a directory recursively to an FTP server by just using ftp or lftp

lftp should be able to do this in one step, in particular with lftp mirror:

The lftp command syntax is confusing, original invocation I posted doesn't work. Try it like this:

lftp -e "mirror -R {local dir} {remote dir}" -u {username},{password} {host}

note the quotes around the arguments to the -e switch.

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