I want to backup a FTP directory (not backup to) with a cron script running daily. I'd prefer a solution that could sync the FTP to my local computer; only copy files changed and remove files that have been deleted.
Is there such an application?
You can use curlftpfs and rsync to accomplish what you want.
curlftpfs is a FUSE filesystem that will let you mount a remote ftp location as a normal filesystem. Once it's mounted, you can use