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I have a local folder, and I would like to sync it a folder on a web server via FTP . what is the best way to accomplish this? I would prefer to be able to do this via terminal, so that I can just have an 'update' command that would update the files on the sever.

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You could mount it with curlftpfs and then sync it with unison.

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    ... or rsync (which is used by unison) – dAnjou Jun 14 '11 at 20:00
  • rsync does not sync in two ways I think. – Martin Ueding Jun 15 '11 at 15:56
  • No, it doesn't. But for this case it is not necessarily needed. I just wanted to add it ;) – dAnjou Jun 16 '11 at 9:44
  • Right, in this case a rsync --delete would do the trick. – Martin Ueding Jun 16 '11 at 10:04
  • A good tutorial on how to do that (it's not that complex, but it helps to have a guideline): raphael.li/tips/synchronize-ftp – Clément Apr 11 '17 at 17:03
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The script you are searching for might be FTPSync.

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    While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. – Peachy Sep 15 '12 at 10:25
  • I see that it would make sense in general, but in this case I recommend a program. What else should I write? Type "ftpsync.pl -h" to learn how to use it. – Matthias Weiler Sep 17 '12 at 16:04
  • The page moved to savannah.gnu.org/projects/ftpsync and there's a git repository : git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/ftpsync.git – Clément Apr 11 '17 at 17:04

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