FTP SCRIPT

[VIJAY KUMAR_8]

I need to copy folder from remote machine to local machine using FTP. How to write a batch file to automate FTP commands. If anyone can help me in writing this batch file

[RAC_1]

(
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


AND

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


Not good as it exposes the password. Use scp instead.

[Antonio Cardoso_1 · Accepted solution]

here an example that would do the job, just change username, password and local path to your own values, then call

ftpbatch your-ftp-host file1 file2

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#!/bin/sh
#?-----------------------------------------------------------
#? ftpbatch utility
#?
#? Syntax:
#? ftpbatch [#?-----------------------------------------------------------
if [ $# -lt 2 ]
then
grep '#?' $0 | grep -v grep | tr -d "#?"
exit 1
fi
THEHOST=$1
username=userx
userpw=ftppwd
localpath=/tmp

shift
NBPARAM=$#
FICTMP="/tmp/MFTPTMP.tmp.$$"
umask 077
#
echo "user root omccn1" >$FICTMP
echo "binary" >>$FICTMP
echo "lcd $localpath" >>$FICTMP
I=`expr 0`
while [ $I -lt $NBPARAM ];do
destfile=`basename $1`
echo "get $1 $destfile " >>$FICTMP
echo "site chmod 777 $destfile" >>$FICTMP
I=`expr $I + 1`
shift 1
done
echo "quit" >>$FICTMP
#
ftp -inv $THEHOST < $FICTMP
rm $FICTMP
exit 0

[Muthukumar_5]

strange...... I was replying in another thread.. but it was removed.

Solution:

ftp -in <<-!
user
commands
bye
!

will work.

--
Muthu

[Muthukumar_5]

You can as well avoid the user command in ftp to show the password using .netrc file setup in your users home directory.

Read netrc man page for example setup. Then use ftp script without user command.

--
Muthu

[Peter Godron]

Vijay,
I am not sure whether by 'folder' you mean a file or directory.

For individual file transfer see earlier answers.

For copying directory structure, seem the various packages at:
http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Networking/FTP/

Other solutions would be to use rcp or nfs.

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi Vijay,

You can take a look these threads for more information,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=973452
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=129038

-Arun

[VIJAY KUMAR_8]

Thanks to u all
:-)

[Arunvijai_4]

Vijay, You can close this thread.

-Arun