Automate Shell Script For FTP

Ashish Sood · 01-21-2012, 04:43 PM

Hi,

I am new to shell scripting, I just want to make my work automate by making a single shell scripting program for downloading the data from ftp server to my local system.

I googled and find some scripting for this task. but none of them is working fine on my Fedora 14 system.

Guys please give me some idea about this how could i make my task automate.

Thanks ,
Ashish Sood

TB0ne · 01-21-2012, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashish Sood

Hi,
I am new to shell scripting, I just want to make my work automate by making a single shell scripting program for downloading the data from ftp server to my local system. I googled and find some scripting for this task. but none of them is working fine on my Fedora 14 system. Guys please give me some idea about this how could i make my task automate.

So you're an RHCE, and can't write a simple shell script?? And you say you Googled, but don't bother telling us what you used/tried, what error(s) you get, or what problems you're having, so how can we help??

Since you're an RHCE, you should have at least heard about the expect command, and using it to automate such things...and since you've Googled, you've probably found one of the MANY examples on using expect to perform FTP tasks.

Ashish Sood · 01-21-2012, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TB0ne

So you're an RHCE, and can't write a simple shell script?? And you say you Googled, but don't bother telling us what you used/tried, what error(s) you get, or what problems you're having, so how can we help??

Since you're an RHCE, you should have at least heard about the expect command, and using it to automate such things...and since you've Googled, you've probably found one of the MANY examples on using expect to perform FTP tasks.

TBone => Yes i tried to make a script but its stucks after taking the username and its not move to next line for the password.

To be a certified some time its happen we cant make the simple thing,instead we do a thing which is not simple as its look.

TB0ne · 01-21-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashish Sood

TBone => Yes i tried to make a script but its stucks after taking the username and its not move to next line for the password.

Ok...so then how about posting your script? We can't guess as to why it's "stucks".

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To be a certified some time its happen we cant make the simple thing,instead we do a thing which is not simple as its look.

..except this, which is very simple. And since you looked at Google, did you see ANY OF THE THOUSANDS OF EXAMPLES??? Like these first two hits?

http://www.stratigery.com/scripting.ftp.html
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3065

Did you bother looking on here, since this very question has been asked (and ANSWERED) many times?

T3RM1NVT0R · 01-21-2012, 07:50 PM

Hi Ashish Sood,

I totally agree with TBone that you did not search on google nor did you read ftp manpage because if you would have then you have got the answer by now.

Anyways, in the beginning of your script put the following line:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
ftp ftp://username:password@servername

This will make your user to login without the need of entering password. Remember the password will be plain text. I have not tried hashing it but you could.

rodrifra · 01-22-2012, 08:41 AM

I agree with both TB0ne and T3RM1NVT0R.
You can also use .netrc to avoid putting passwords all over your scripts' ftp connections.
Besides, here documents will be of help automating the task.