ftp script question ..

[someone_4]

I have read the past post on ftp scripts. I got one that works for what I need but I am trying to modify it a little. Here it is.

#!/usr/bin/sh
HOSTNAME_FILE=ivrs.txt
for host in $(cat $HOSTNAME_FILE)
do
ftp -n << EOF
open $host
user username password
lcd /home/richardl/english
cd netip
put *.vox
done
#
#.end


When I run it I get
./testftp[3]: Syntax error at line 5 : `<<' is not matched.

why am i getting that error?

Richard

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Hi Richard:

The ftp -n << EOF is the 'here docs' convention.
It means take input from the script until it sees the string 'EOF' at the beginning of a line. You appear to be missing the 'EOF' which should follow your last ftp command (quit).

By the way, you can use any string 'XXX', '!!!', '!EOF!', ... just so long as the << XXX is matched with XXX.

Clay

[Darrell Allen]

Hi Richard,

Before the done put

quit
EOF

you need to "quit" from ftp and tell the shell that your redirected input (<
Darrell

[linuxfan]

Hi Richard,


you need a "EOF" after the put *.vox and b4 the done line.

-Ramesh

[linuxfan]

OOps,

should be
put *.vox
quit
EOF
done

Also if you are using multiple files you have to use prompt and mput rather than put so your script would look like

/Begin/

#!/usr/bin/sh
HOSTNAME_FILE=ivrs.txt
for host in $(cat $HOSTNAME_FILE)
do
ftp -n << EOF
open $host
user username password
prompt
lcd /home/richardl/english
cd netip
mput *.vox
quit
EOF
done

-HTH
Ramesh

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Richard,

You forgot EOF just before
done.

Also you need to say quit before EOF

..........
put *.vox
quit

EOF
done

-Sri

[someone_4]

im trying to add a test statement.

#!/usr/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/sbin/ping:/usr/bin/:${PATH}
export PATH
cd /home/richardl
HOSTNAME_FILE=ivrs
for host in $(cat $HOSTNAME_FILE)
do
/usr/sbin/ping $host -n 1 | grep -q '1 packets received'
if [ $? = 0 ]
then
echo "$host down"
else
ftp -n << EOF
open $host

so it pings the host if i fails to go into a file. And if ping does not fail to proceed with the ftp. But for some reason it is bypassing the ftp statement and even if the ping is good that it tells me the host is down.
Any ideas?

[Patrick Wallek]

I think you have your statement backwards in the your if.

Try this:

if [ $? = 0 ]
then
ftp -n << EOF
...
...
...
EOF
else
echo "$host down"
fi

[linuxfan]

Hi Richard,

Your logic seems ok, its just that in your if statement change it to !=
because when it pings the machine the output is 0 and when it fails it 1

so change it to
#!/usr/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/sbin/ping:/usr/bin/:${PATH}
export PATH
cd /home/richardl
HOSTNAME_FILE=ivrs
for host in $(cat $HOSTNAME_FILE)
do
/usr/sbin/ping $host -n 1 | grep -q '1 packets received'
if [ $? != 0 ]
then
echo "$host down"
else
ftp -n << EOF
open $host


-Ramesh

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Richard:

Change:

# if [ $? = 0 ]

...to...

# if [ $? -eq 0 ]

...and your test will work.

...JRF...

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Richard:

Ooops! No points for me! Patrick & Ramesh are correct. You have the test backwards.

Either [ $? -ne 0 ] or [ $? != 0 ] in lieu of [ $? = 0 ] will fix your problem.

...JRF...