How to list directory content of remote FTP, recursively

Question

After downloading files from a remote UNIX FTP server, you want to verify that you have downloaded all the files correctly. Minimal you will get information similar to \"dir /s\

Answer 1

Assuming you are using simple ftp via command line, Use dir command with -Rl option to search recursively and copy it to a file and then search the file using grep, find or whatever way is supported on your OS.

ftp> dir -Rl education.txt output to local-file: education.txt? y 227 Entering Passive Mode (9,62,119,15,138,239) 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list 226 Transfer complete