ftp upload files using the (S)hell

[ershiba]

greetings to all masters & non-masters,

i am total beginner in this, but my resolution in 2013 is to operate Open & others BSD, please guide me.

during the Welcome to the OpenBSD/i386 5.2 installation program.
(I)nstall, (U)pgrade or (S)hell?

i choose shell, and there is a program ftp in /usr/bin

idk if that is a complete ftp program as in
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ftp&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Open BSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html

or a cut down version with limited feature. idk.

# ftp
usage: ftp [-o output] ftp://[user:password@]host[:port]/file[/]

how to use this to upload files?
since i want to copy the install script, install.md, install.sub out from virtualbox openBSD and use windows Notepad++ to read them.

ftp -o - ftp://[myusername@abc.com:mypassword@]abc.com:21

ftp -o - ftp://myname@abc.com:mypassword@abc.com:21

i tried several combination, but fail, please guide me, thank you.

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by ershiba

i choose shell, and there is a program ftp in /usr/bin

It appears that you are attempting to do get the filesets manually. If so, you are making the process harder than intended. Section 4 of the FAQ covers installation issues, & in particular, Section 4.5.4 shows how the install script can be directed to get the filesets through FTP for you.

My suggestion would be to study Section 4 of the FAQ to familiarize yourself with the intended installation procedure before doing anything else. The FAQ is quite thorough in its explanation of a number of topics, be it installation or otherwise. A great New Year's resolution for all of us would be to take the time to study the entirety of the document. As a newcomer to OpenBSD, you will save yourself a lot of time & aggravation if you study it here at the beginning of your journey.

[ershiba]

hi ocicat,
thanks for the fast reply,

i actually tried the common way to setup openbsd, and it works, and i got greedy and wish to see how the install script code works, i could cat it in virtualbox but too hard to read it inside,

is there anywhere i could download & read the install script?
(thats why i attempting to ftp out the install script file and read it outside virtualbox.)

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by ershiba

is there anywhere i could download & read the install script?

The CVS source tree is available online at the project's Website. The link to the appropriate location for the install scripts follows:

http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvswe...trib/miniroot/

[ershiba]

thanks for the really fast reply!!
i swear i tried the openbsd cvsweb,
i learn something today, they store it inside /miniroot

thanks!