ftpmirror

Mirror a remote ftp subtree into a local directory tree.
usage: ftpmirror [-v] [-q] [-i] [-m] [-n] [-r] [-s pat]
[-l username [-p passwd [-a account]]]
hostname[:port] [remotedir [localdir]]
-v: verbose
-q: quiet
-i: interactive mode
-m: macintosh server (NCSA telnet 2.4) (implies -n -s '*.o')
-n: don't log in
-r: remove local files/directories no longer pertinent
-l username [-p passwd [-a account]]: login info (default .netrc or anonymous)
-s pat: skip files matching pattern
hostname: remote host w/ optional port separated by ':'
remotedir: remote directory (default initial)
localdir: local directory (default current)
Only changed files will be synchronized
Synchronize files correctly even if the time zone between local computer and FTP server is different.
Easy to integrate with other systems.