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Shai Shprung wrote:
> 
> New to the Unix ftp world...
> I need to ftp a file from few servers that have a daily files ready for me,
> lets say at 3:00AM
> so far I am using
> "ftp [server name or IP ]"
> Then I need to enter my user name and password, to type "get [file name]"
> and then to type "bye"
> I wish I can make a cron-job that will call some PERL (or Shell) code that
> will do it for me.
> I know how to add a cron job, I know to program C, PERL and some Shell, but
> I don't know how to make the ftp program to work with out me around....
> let say my user name is BLA_BLA and my password is AABBCCDD
> can you show me, using this user-name and password how to write something
> to make the ftp run with out me typing it?
> Thanks, Shai
> 
> Please CC to my email ( shai@nbase.com )

You can create an file called ".netrc" in your home directory.
You put the line in this file:

machine server.name login BLA_BLA password AABBCCDD

When it's done, create a text file (we will call it "textfile")
that contains the commands. For example:

cd pub
get this.file
bye

and you only have call:
# ftp server.name < textfile

and all is done :-)


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