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Old 01-09-2008, 08:49 AM   #1
RedOctober45
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automated FTP shell script


Hello!

I am trying to get the following automated FTP script to work. However, I don't understand what the "EOF" or "END_SCRIPT" command is referring to or what it is or does. Can someone clear this up for me?

Thanks!!!

Code:
#!/bin/bash

ftp_site=ftp://yoursite.com
username=roger
passwd=abc123
backupdir=$HOME
filename="backup-$(date '+%F-%H%M').tar.gz"

echo "Creating a backup file $filename of $backupdir."

# Make a tar gzipped backup file
tar -cvzf "$filename" "$backupdir"

ftp -in <<EOF
open $ftp_site
user $username $passwd
bin
put $filename 
close 
bye
EOF
 
Old 01-09-2008, 08:58 AM   #2
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It is a so-called "here document". The syntax
Code:
command << string
line1
line2
string

it passes some input to command (ftp in your example) spread over multiple lines until string (EOF in your example) is encountered. Note that you should not put any blank space or tab character before the string at the end. For a more detailed explanation you can refer to the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide, chapter 18.
 
  


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