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Concatenate files over FTP

I have a list of files on an FTP server that I would like to concatenate remotely. They are quite large, so I would prefer not to download them.

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"The FTP protocol (and therefore the standard FTP Server) does not allow any server file manipulations besides overwriting them with new copies. Concatenating files uploaded on the server does not seem feasible over FTP.

Check if you have a secure shell (SSH) or at least TELNET login possible on the server to concatenate these files.

To achieve bandwidth performance on an upload (or download for that matter),
multi-part transfers are usually done (example).
If your server supports this, it can be tried for the next upload
(or you can upload again).

For the present situation, you could upload another instructions file (readme.txt),
describing how the parts are to be re-assembled. You could even upload a reassemble script that you have tried with your local split parts."