FTP Auto login

[vinay_26]

I need to FTP file to a server through scripts. The files should get transferred automatically where there will be no user interuption. Can anybody suggest me a script.

I made an entry in .netrc file and wrote script. But it halts after the first FTP command. Pls suggest. OS is HPUX 11.0.

[RAC_1 · Accepted solution]

If you write a script be sure to put appropriate perms on it. The script wuold like follows.

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FTP Script
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ftp -in myhost << EOF
user username password
get /tmp/bla
get /tmp/foo
EOF

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#ftp at command line(exposes the user password)
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(
echo "echo "user user_name user_pass"
echo "bin"
echo "cd /to_dir"
echo "put your_file"
echo "close"
echo "bye"
)|ftp -vni hostname > log_file

The better is to use .netrc file.

Anil

[Rick Garland]

An option to automate ftp file transfers without using the $HOME/.netrc file...

ftp -n -v hostname > $LOG << ENDFTP
user username passwd
prompt off
binary
cd wherever
lcd wherever
mget *
quit

[Cem Tugrul]

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Good Luck,

[Bejoy C Alias]

Create a file with the contents

user


Run ftp as 'ftp -in < filename'