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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/ftp/lftp/pkg-descr b/ftp/lftp/pkg-descr index 3948df1e5c21..a9204451c9b0 100644 --- a/ftp/lftp/pkg-descr +++ b/ftp/lftp/pkg-descr @@ -1,10 +1,8 @@ - LFTP is a shell-like command line ftp client. - The main two advantages over other ftp clients are reliability -and ability to perform tasks in background. It will reconnect and -reget the file being transferred if the connection broke. - You can start a transfer in background and continue browsing -on the ftp site. It does this all in one process. When you have -started background jobs and feel you are done, you can just exit -lftp and it automatically moves to nohup mode and completes the -transfers. - It has also such nice features as reput and mirror. +LFTP is a shell-like command line ftp client. It is +reliable: can retry operations and does reget automatically. +It can do several transfers simultaneously in background. +You can start a transfer in background and continue browsing +the ftp site or another one. This all is done in one process. +Background jobs will be completed in nohup mode if you exit +or close modem connection. Lftp has reput, mirror, reverse +mirror among its features. |