how to capture ftp output?

[bondtrails]

Hi everyone,
Within a script, how can I capture the output of an ftp "ls" command??

I want to capture the directory output of an ftp site, then create a simple list of all files ending in ".dat"

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ftp -n $HOST
quote USER $USER
quote PASS $PASS
cd $DIRECTORY
ls "*.dat" # here's where i get the ls output
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What do I do to capture the output from "ls" ??

Thanks for helping out this newbie!!

--Bondster!!

 

[marsd]

Use expect.

http://expect.nist.gov

 

[jamisar]

put your ftp cmds in a ftpcmd-file
then exec

ftp -nv hostname <ftpcmds >output.dat -----------
when they don't ask you anymore, where they are come from, and they don't tell you anymore, where they go ... you'r getting older !