help with FTP

[bio_informatics]

Hi,
This is a dumb thing.
I cannot mirror ftp on shell.

below is the FTP url I want to mirror/access,

ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/exe...blast+/LATEST/

But I cannot do that.

>ftp ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/

when I try above command, I get error:

?Invalid command

I am lost with this.

Kindly help with these basic shell commands.
Thank you.

[dpryan]

The original command (from the command line) should just be: "ftp ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/".

[bio_informatics]

I tried this too.
But same error.

The original command (from the command line) should just be: "ftp ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/".

[dpryan]

Err, that's unlikely. What you probably did was type that inside ftp (i.e., you started running the ftp program and then typed that from its prompt). The likelihood that you would have gotten that had you typed it from the shell is effectively 0, unless you're using same weird OS like windows. Try opening a new terminal window/console/whatever and start again.

[bio_informatics]

I am using Ubuntu 13.10
bash terminal

commands typed:
1) ftp
enters into ftp window
Then:

2) ftp ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/
gives me error

3) ftp ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/
gives me same error

4) ftp ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/
gives me same error.

Any idea(s)?

Err, that's unlikely. What you probably did was type that inside ftp (i.e., you started running the ftp program and then typed that from its prompt). The likelihood that you would have gotten that had you typed it from the shell is effectively 0, unless you're using same weird OS like windows. Try opening a new terminal window/console/whatever and start again.

[dpryan]

Don't do command #1.

[dpryan]

I should add, just do #3.

[bio_informatics]

Didn't do that.

Don't do command #1.

Still getting the same.
I tried the remaining commands.

Thank you for help.

[rhinoceros]

I never liked ftp much. Instead, to mirror, I'd just:

wget ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/LATEST/*

PS IMO making custom blast databases was nicer with 2.2.28+ than with 2.2.29+, that's why I rolled back. The latest makeblastdb is a pain..

PPS your #3 works as long as you're not already in ftp..

[rflrob]

You might try:

In bash or similar:
$ ftp

# now in FTP
> open ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
> cd blast/executables/blast+/2.2.28
> ls
> get APPROPRIATE_FILE_HERE

I am using Ubuntu 13.10
bash terminal

commands typed:
1) ftp
enters into ftp window
Then:

2) ftp ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/
gives me error

3) ftp ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/
gives me same error

4) ftp ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/
gives me same error.

Any idea(s)?