changeset 853:e30271d47353

2006-11-16 Brian Masney <masneyb@gftp.org> * docs/gftp-faq.sgml - added FAQ entry on how to transfer HTML files in binary mode using the FTP protocol. * docs/website/screenshots.html - updated this webpage
author masneyb
date Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:45:06 +0000
parents 5e3005923374
children 2c94567f9a53
files ChangeLog docs/gftp-faq.sgml
diffstat 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/ChangeLog	Fri Nov 17 02:24:14 2006 +0000
+++ b/ChangeLog	Fri Nov 17 02:45:06 2006 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 2006-11-16 Brian Masney <masneyb@gftp.org>
+	* docs/gftp-faq.sgml - added FAQ entry on how to transfer HTML files in
+	binary mode using the FTP protocol.
+
+	* docs/website/screenshots.html - updated this webpage
+
 	* lib/gftp.h lib/protocols.c lib/local.c - added support for detecting
 	recursive symbolic links. This currently only works when uploading
 	files. It will only work when downloading files if the inode and device
@@ -3724,7 +3729,7 @@
 
 	* cvsclean - added this script
 
-	* *.[ch] - added $Id: ChangeLog,v 1.501 2006/11/17 02:24:03 masneyb Exp $ tags
+	* *.[ch] - added $Id: ChangeLog,v 1.502 2006/11/17 02:45:03 masneyb Exp $ tags
 
 	* debian/* - updated files from Debian maintainer
 
--- a/docs/gftp-faq.sgml	Fri Nov 17 02:24:14 2006 +0000
+++ b/docs/gftp-faq.sgml	Fri Nov 17 02:45:06 2006 +0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <book>
 
 <bookinfo>
-  <date>$Date: 2004/10/27 22:18:29 $</date>
+  <date>$Date: 2006/11/17 02:45:04 $</date>
   <title>gFTP FAQ</title>
   <authorgroup>
     <author>
@@ -304,6 +304,31 @@
 
 <!-- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -->
 
+<sect1>
+<title>I can't transfer certain file types in binary mode using the FTP protocol.</title>
+
+<para>
+Edit your ~/.gftp/gftprc file and look at the ext= lines towards the bottom of the file. These lines control what icon is used for each file type. It also controls what mode is used for the file transfer. For example, to transfer all HTML files as binary, change the following two lines:
+</para>
+
+<para><literallayout>
+<literal>ext=.htm:world.xpm:A:</literal>
+<literal>ext=.html:world.xpm:A:</literal>
+</literallayout></para>
+
+<para>
+to the following:
+</para>
+
+<para><literallayout>
+<literal>ext=.htm:world.xpm:B:</literal>
+<literal>ext=.html:world.xpm:B:</literal>
+</literallayout></para>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<!-- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -->
+
 </chapter>
 
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