ftp using a unix script

[Anthony khan]

I am trying to ftp from inside of a unix script from one unix box to another. I use the following syntax

ftp -inv <

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi Anwar,

Try some word instead of !. Like

ftp -inv << EOF
open system
user login password
bin
mget *
quit

EOF

-Sri

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,


ftp -n hostname
user user_name user_password
bin "or" ascii
cd /to the directory
get file_name1
get file_name2

-USA..

.

[someone_4]

Here is what i use

ftp -n << EOF
open host
user username passwd
prompt
cd /dir/where/you/want/file
lcd /dir/on/local/cleint #optional
mput *
bye
EOF

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Oops..

First should be like this (

ftp -n hostname <<-ftpover

End line
ftpover

[Sanjay_6 · Accepted solution]

Hi Anwar,

Try this,

ftp -n Server_name <user login password
bin

mget *
bye
EndFTP

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Mike Hassell]

anwar,

Please see the attached shell script that I use for this purpose. It uses the same syntax as the others have mentioned above, however it's easily implemented and can be called from other scripts. It also includes some error checking to ensure the file was sent correctly. Hope that helps.

-Mike

[Anthony khan]

Thanks all of you for quick reponse, following snytax work
ftp -inv Servername <user loginname passwd
bin
mget *
bye
EndFTP

Once again thanks all of you.