FTP script

quest4net · 04-08-2008, 10:46 AM

Hello All!

I'm trying to write a script that will ftp in and download some files. My problem is that this ftp host is not password protected and the files are not in the default path. I need to add a path past the root. How can I do this? When I type open root/directory I get unknown host. Help please! Thanks in advance!

--Nick

3rods · 04-08-2008, 11:26 AM

Can you post some of the script please?

Alternatively, why can't you log in anonymously to the FTP, set a "wait" in the script (to allow it enough time to log on) then do a "cd" to the directory you want (i.e. cd files/backup/) and then issue a "get" for the file(s) you want?

This might help too:
http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_ftp.htm

quest4net · 04-08-2008, 12:50 PM

Thanks for you help. I thought you had it, but it didn't work. At the root level it asks for a password.

It really isn't a script problem because I can't do it from a command line.

prad77 · 04-08-2008, 01:19 PM

Below is the script usually used for FTP.
So if it not password protected , then i guess u can remove the line - "user <FTP_LOGIN> <FTP_PASSWORD>"

# do the FTP put

ftp -i -n <<EOF >> $mylog
open <FTP_HOST>
user <FTP_LOGIN> <FTP_PASSWORD>
put <localFile> <remoteFile>
ls <remoteFile>
quit
EOF

Gentoo

quest4net · 04-08-2008, 01:34 PM

nick]$ ftp -i -n datalink.*.com/DataLinkOutput/NOM/NOM_1000175695/
ftp: datalink.*.com/DataLinkOutput/NOM/NOM_1000175695/: unknown host

The host is correct when you put it in the browser.