Poxy arsed file naming on FTP sites

Cerberus

Does any1 know what type of naming convention people use on FTP sites. Some sites I go to (the ones with the good stuff on them) have use the space character after the names of files and have files consisting entirely of spaces and things like that.
I can get into most of them directories through trial and error but then I come up against folders like "com1 ". There seems to be a space at the end of it. But when i type in the name (in inverted commas) it says no such file exists. There must be some other invisible character they use. Its very annoying. I get to these sites and I can get over 150kbs (site permitting) but then i come up against these poxy named files and am denied. Any1 have any ideas?

Red Moose

Depends on what app you are using. Have a look for LeechFTP or something. Forget about like CuteFTP, etc., . Or else use a CLI app.

There is no real naming convention. Basic structure is the usual *nix style, with /pub /bin /etc and so on. Then you get hidden directories and such because by default generic FTP apps will skip a directory that is hidden, so you can tell what's in an FTP site for real by using a CLI app and when you login, do ls -la to get a complete listing (lists everything, usually files with a "." in front of them like /pub/apps/.hidden-directory/ won't come up usually).

Cerberus

I'm using Linux. I use ls -al and it will show up the spaces and such if you highlight the dir name but it just says that the directory isn't there when i try to cd into it.
There today I tried to open a folder called "1 ", thats 1 with a space following it. But it wouldnt open it. I used
cd "1 ".

Thanks anyway.

Red Moose

Ah OK, you obviously knew what I was talking about already .... if you give me a login/pass I could try it myself.........:)

Typedef

Errm I could be wrong but on a LInux/BSD like command line is it not the case that if for example a file is called
Some Song.mp3 then you reference that file like this
ls Some\ Song.mp3 or if the file is called
Some Obscure - Name .mp3
then
ls Some\ Obscure\ -\ Name\ .mp3
?

So for example you might want to try for a folder named com 1

$cd com\ 1
?
I could be totally wrong though?

Hey dd if=/dev/linux_ownz_everything of=/dev/hda_windows
muhahaha

Red Moose

That is a very good point indeed. Totally forgot about that ..... happens all the damn time when encoding MP3s and the CDDB entries make aweful console filenames......

Cerberus

No. If you have a dir in the root dir called ~/ .TaGGeD /
then you can cd to it using
cd " .TaGGeD "
U could also do it your way but this is far less messy.
Red Moose - I could give you the address but the sites are up and down all the time changing between anonymous and private login and switchin between ratio and non-ratio.

A fuk it here is one that worked a few mins ago and shows what i mean
207.35.4.194
anonymous/anonymous
go to ~/_vti_pvt/
there is a folder there called /com1 /
If u try to cd it, the server says incorrect funtion
i was usin ncftp
These folders with the goodies in them are usually called com* for some reason.
Maybe there sum special folders or sumit although i doubtamificate it.