ftp script

[musaddaq_2]

Hi i want to make a small script for FTP.
I want to copy one file to another server.
can any one help me out.

Regards
Musaddaq

[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi Musaddaq,

Check the url below (docID=PU94082118354
) about 'How do I use "ftp" in a shell script?' :

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000065257476

Hope this can help you.

Cheers,
AW

[Chris Wilshaw · Accepted solution]

The simplest way is something like this, although having the ID and password in the script isn't very secure;



ftp -vn << EOF
user
put
EOF

All you need to do is substitute your details for the entries in place of etc.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

Simple script

ftp -n <open xxx.x.xx.xxx (change the xxx to destinastion ip)
user user_name password (change user_name and passwd)
bin
put filename
EOF

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Gopi Sekar]

you can use expect scripting utility to automate ftp proces. check man expect for more information

[Gopi Sekar]

check these links for more information
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x74e49200caded5118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=97954


Hope this helps,
Gopi

[musaddaq_2]

Thanks to everybody for the reply

I got it.

Thanks a lot.

Regards

Musaddaq

[Eknath]

Hi musaddaq,

If it is just for copying a single file. Can you think of rcp/remsh...?

Cheers!!!
eknath

[musaddaq_2]

Hello Eknath
I have 410 files

Regards

Musaddaq

[C. Beerse_1]

Peek at `wget` or `snarf` (on http://hpux.its.tudelft.nl/). THose tools are command-line based and they can do ftp too. They are more easy to use in a script.

These tools work by url-s or uri-s. For ftp they are "ftp://user:password@site.domain/path/to/file" or "ftp://user@site.domain/path/to/file" (this asks for a password) or "ftp://site.domain/path/to/file" (this uses anonymous-ftp).

`wget` is also capable of transfering entire trees.

[Bejoy C Alias]

U can use 'ftp -s:nav -i 21.1.1.1' where 21.1.1.1 is the ip of the server , 'nav' is a file containing all of ur commands and user logins
eg: nav file ->


...
...commands.
...
bye

[Bill Hassell]

Note: ftp -s is not part of HP's standard ftp. You'll need to use the scripted method for standard ftp. Note also that if you have all 410 files in one directory, you can use the mput command to automatically transfer all the files. This assumes that ytou every file in the directory or can specify filename masking to select the right files. Be sure to turn off the prompt for each file by first issuing the: prompt command.

As with all scripts, try the individual commands to see that they work OK. Then put them into the script.