How do I list the root dir of an FTP server?

Updated: August 18, 2004 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)

Updated: December 21, 2004 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)

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  3.14 Does curl support javascript or pac (automated proxy config)?

  3.15 Can I do recursive fetches with curl?

  3.16 What certificates do I need when I use SSL?

  3.17 How do I list the root dir of an FTP server?

 4. Running Problems

  4.1 Problems connecting to SSL servers.

    that was signed by one of the authorities in the bundle. curl comes with a

    default CA cert bundle. You can override the default.

  3.17 How do I list the root dir of an FTP server?

  There are two ways. The way defined in the RFC is to use an encoded slash

  in the first path part. List the "/tmp" dir like this:

     curl ftp://ftp.sunet.se/%2ftmp/

  or the not-quite-kosher-but-more-readable way, by simply starting the path

  section of the URL with a slash:

     curl ftp://ftp.sunet.se//tmp/

4. Running Problems