June 2004
Intermediate to advanced
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mount_ftp
mount_ftp [-omount_options] [ftp://][username:password@]ftp_server:port_num[/pathname]mount_point
Mounts FTP archives as filesystem volumes.
-o
Take -o options as listed in the
mount manpage.
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 specifying this on the command line exposes the password in a process listing.
ftp_server
The hostname or IP address of an FTP server.
port_num
The port number on which the server offers FTP service.
pathname
The path to the directory you wish to access on the FTP server,
relative to the site’s default FTP root directory
(e.g., /Library/FTPServer/FTPRoot on Mac OS X
Server). Defaults to /.
mount_point
The directory on which the filesystem is mounted. It must be an absolute pathname.
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