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From: mckenney@aai8.itstd.sri.com.uucp (Paul E. McKenney)
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Subject: Re: Remote "cat" during ftp connection
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Date: 22 Nov 89 17:17:12 GMT
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>> Is it possible to list text files during an ftp connection?
>Some ftp clients let you "get" to a file named "-", meaning the
>display.

Some (UNIX) ftp clients allow the following sort of thing:

	get file |more

The following also can be of use:

	get file.Z "|zcat > file"
	get file.Z "|tar -xvf -"
	get file.Z "|zcat | tar -xvf -"
	get file.txt |lpr

In the implementation I have been using most recently (SunOS 4.0.3), the
quotes are needed if the command contains spaces.

				Thanx, Paul