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Is there a way to grab all files from an FTP server using wget (or similar), then create a zip or tar of the downloaded files? I would like to do this with one command or using Automator, and to happen regularly on a schedule.

I already have wget -r ftp://(the ip)/* --ftp-user=(my user) --ftp-password=(my pass) but I don't think wget can compress the files after downloading them.

Chace Whitaker
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  • I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because serverfault.com is not a script writing service. – Tim Brigham Apr 19 '17 at 01:03
  • I'm not asking you to write me a script, the question was asking if there is a way to automate backups. – Chace Whitaker Apr 19 '17 at 01:06
  • Yes, check out cron. – EEAA Apr 19 '17 at 01:39
  • If you already have a way to download the files, surely all you need is to use tar (or zip) to compress and archive your files, and then to do some cleanup - is there a reason you need for this to be done in a single command? – iwaseatenbyagrue Apr 22 '17 at 11:06

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