Batch scripting help

[krackjack]

How to write a batch script in order to ftp the files from remote machine.

[OldSchool]

very broad question with multiple possible answers....

one way, if netrc files are setup so you don't need id / password

ftp *othermachine* <cd /somedirectory
get somefile
bye
EOF

[Rita C Workman]

Or if you didn't set up .netrc file:

ftp <<-EOF
user
ls
get
bye
EOF

Or....just type "auto ftp" or some variation of this in Search option above. Dozens of scripts for this have been posted here.

Rgrds,
Rita

[Dennis Handly]

>Rita: ftp <<-EOF
>user

If you are going to use this form, you need the -n option.

[OldSchool]

also, you'll need to log the ftp results and parse them to determine success or failure, as you can't check for $0 being OK (it will be 0 even if the get fails...because the "bye" worked...)



ftp *othermachine* > /somepath/myftp.log <cd /somedirectory
get somefile
bye
EOF