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lftp is quite a powerful ftp client. It uses GNU readline to read
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commands. It uses shell-like command syntax allowing you to launch
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several commands in parallel in background (&).
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Some commands allow redirecting its output (cat, ls) to file or via
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pipe to external command. Commands can be started conditionally based
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on termination status of previous command (&&, ||). Also, it is
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possible to group commands within () and execute them in background.
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All background jobs are executed in the same single process. You can
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bring a foreground job to background with ^Z and back with command
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`wait' (or `fg' which is alias to `wait').
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When you think you are done but some jobs are not yet finished, you
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can just exit and lftp will move itself to nohup mode in background.
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The same happens when you have a real hangup.
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lftp has reliable put, reput, mirror, and many other commands. Use
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command `help' or read documentation to learn more.
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Every operation in lftp is reliable, that is any not fatal error is
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ignored and the operation is repeated. So if downloading breaks, it
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will be restarted from the point automatically. Even if ftp server
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does not support REST command, lftp will try to retrieve the file from
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the very beginning until the file is transferred completely.
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