Interesting FTP Problem

[GOSCO]

I want to retrieve a file from a remote machine as routine. Is there anyway I can use ftp with the correct extensions to :

1. FTP to a server.
2. Login.
3. Run the get command to retrieve a file.

If anyone knows how to do this they have a friend for life!

Andy
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[olded]

GOSCO:

Your request is discussed on 05/22 over in the Unix Scripting Forum. Here's Robert Jordan's post from that thread:



# ftp server/login info
FTP_HOST=some.host.name
FTP_USER=user_name
FTP_PASSWD=password

# local directory
LOCAL_DIR=

# remote directory
REMOTE_DIR=/prod/int/home/intranet/employee_survey

# file
XMT_FILE=

# command
COMMAND=get #put or get

ftp -n $FTP_HOST<<END_SCRIPT
quote USER $FTP_USER
quote PASS $FTP_PASSWD
$COMMAND $LOCAL_DIR/$XMT_FILE $REMOTE_DIR/$XMT_FILE
quit
END_SCRIPT

Robert G. Jordan
Unix Sys Admin
Sleepy Hollow, Illinois U.S.A.

 

[migur]

Another way is to use .netrc file,
where one can put following:
machine hostname
login username
password pwd
put from_file to_file
quit

So, when you say
ftp hostname
it would automatically login and put a file there.

Remember, that you are revealing username/passwd, so be carefull.

Michael.

 

[GOSCO]

Excellant, thanks for your help guys. Ive just written a script that dials into a list of sites for me, grabs a file which tells me whether the backup was ok. Then sorts it in a nice easy to read list? Nice or what!

I wouldn't have been able to do it without you...

Andy