equivalent to freebsd fetch

[pbd]

Hi,

is there any program with similar functionality as FreeBSD /usr/bin/fetch in OpenBSD installation (not ports)?

Thanks.

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by pbd

is there any program with similar functionality as FreeBSD /usr/bin/fetch in OpenBSD installation (not ports)?

Assuming you are referring to fetch(3), OpenBSD's pkg_add(1) can be used to install packages at installation manually, or scripted via siteXX.tgz scripts. For more information, see Section 4.13 of the FAQ:

http://openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#site

[pbd]

Thanks, yes, I referred to fetch(3), but I was thinking about some general download utility, not about installing packages. But I think I will get along with nc(1).

[jggimi]

For general downloading, ftp(1) can be used in "auto-fetch" format with ftp, http, or https protocols, and with ftp and http proxies. And, if necessary, net/wget is also available.

[pbd]

Originally Posted by jggimi

For general downloading, ftp(1) can be used in "auto-fetch" format with ftp, http, or https protocols, and with ftp and http proxies. And, if necessary, net/wget is also available.

Thanks! That's what I was looking for.

[TerryP]

the ftp command is usually the most convenient thing, short of installing wget everywhere. Since a base level of 'ftp' client is essentially included on all BSD systems, Microsoft Windows NT, and probably a lot of Linux distros.

[indienick]

OpenBSD's ftp(1) utility is wonderful; I am especially digging that I do not need to install anything extra (like wget, or curl) just to download the target URL.

Sadly, the as-per-usual FTP client on Linux is not as useful (IMO) as the OpenBSD client.

[Carpetsmoker]

Sadly, the as-per-usual FTP client on Linux is not as useful (IMO) as the OpenBSD client.

On Linux and FreeBSD ftp(1) is meant as just a ftp client, nothing more or less. For more advanced features and protocol support wget and fetch are used respectively.

OpenBSD's ftp(1) is somewhat misnamed, and should be compared to wget or fetch in Linux and FreeBSD. Not to their ftp(1).

[BSDfan666]

It made sense for them to turn ftp(1) into a general purpose "fetcher" for the install media and for the package/port system.

If you look in the OpenBSD -CURRENT source for ftp, you'll notice that if it's compiled for SMALL.. it is only a fetcher, and cannot be used to upload files to an FTP server.

You'll also notice that NetBSD and FreeBSD support HTTP in ftp, it's not only an OpenBSD thing.

[jggimi]

To clarify, BSDfan, -DSMALL is used only when compiling the version used in the ramdisk kernel. The ftp(1) client in the OS is a fully functional program.