I am a newbie to the scripting world. With that said I was wondering if anyone new of an easy way to automate FTPing files to an IP and then retrieving specified file from any given IP address. Any suggestion welcome. I am also looking for a good publication on UNIX scripting if anyone has any recomendations.
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Automating FTP using scripts
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See this FAQ in the General Unix Discussion forum:
Annihilannic.
Annihilannic.
Here is what I use to FTP:
ftp -inv <<!
open <IP Address or system name from host file>
user <username> <password>
<any unix ftp commands....>
quit
!
The "<<!" signals the unix shell for the beginning of the FTP script, and the "!" signals the end. Text enclose within <> brackets must be supplied by the user. Any unix supported commands can be placed within the body of the FTP script. A subsequent carriage return is required after the "!" if more code follows the FTP. Hope this helps!
aithosn8
aithosn8@lycos.com
"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." - Napoleon Bonaparte
ftp -inv <<!
open <IP Address or system name from host file>
user <username> <password>
<any unix ftp commands....>
quit
!
The "<<!" signals the unix shell for the beginning of the FTP script, and the "!" signals the end. Text enclose within <> brackets must be supplied by the user. Any unix supported commands can be placed within the body of the FTP script. A subsequent carriage return is required after the "!" if more code follows the FTP. Hope this helps!
aithosn8
aithosn8@lycos.com
"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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