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I'm using M-x shell in Emacs and just connecting through vanilla ftp from the command line (bash).

I remember (many moons ago) I came across a script for Emacs that'd keep a persistent ftp connection going for shell/bash/ftp, pinging the remote server every 30-60 seconds and thus stopping the connection from timing out, and saving me the hassle of entering the connection strings over and over.

Is there a LISP script for this task? Or how does everyone else do it?

I use ftp over TLS. My remote shared host doesn't support ssh.

phils
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  • Nothing. But my question isn't about Filezilla. It's about creating a persistent FTP connection for emacs ... – dara Jun 07 '20 at 09:21
  • `ncftp` might be better than plain old `ftp` in this respect. It's too many years since I was using it, but it's a nicer client in general. I'd think you can use `M-x ftp` with either, rather than going via a shell buffer (with the appropriate `ftp-program` and `ftp-program-options` user options configured in Emacs). Also see `C-h i g (emacs)Remote Files` in case that's helpful. – phils Jun 09 '20 at 12:26

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