Name
mount_ftp
Synopsis
mount_ftp ftp://[username:password@]ftp_server[/pathname]mount_point
Mounts FTP archives as filesystem volumes. It takes an FTP URL and a
mount point as an argument. In actuality, this is a Perl script that
passes its arguments to csmount as:
/System/Library/Filesystems/ftp.fs/csmount -mmount_point
FTP_URL
Options
-
username The login name to use with an FTP server that requires authentication.
-
password The password to use with an FTP server that requires authentication. Note that this will leave the login password visible in a process listing.
-
ftp_server The hostname or IP address of an FTP server.
-
pathname The path to the directory you wish to access on the FTP server. If not provided, it defaults to the default FTP root directory (e.g.,
/Library/FTPServer/FTPRooton Mac OS X Server). Defaults to /.-
mount_point The directory on which the filesystem will be mounted. It must be an absolute pathname.
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