Posted by Hans-Henry Jakobsen
lftp is a file transfer program that allows sophisticated ftp, http and other connections to other hosts. If site is specified then lftp will connect to that site otherwise a connection has to be established with the open command.
Basic usage
Use a different user name than the one you are currently using
Use a different port and different user name
Recursive download/upload
lftp> mirror directory_to_download lftp> mirror -R directory_to_upload
For more lftp options type the following command in a console window
# man lftp