Re: ftp script

[Ahbaid Gaffoor <ahbaidg guyana net gy>]

Hi Charles,

thanks, works like a charm at home...

however I don't seem to have "spawn" on the linux box I need to do this on...

any idea which RPM on the redhat CD has it?

thanks again,

Ahbaid.

Charles Galpin wrote:

> Expect will do this nicely
>
> #!/usr/bin/expect
>
> spawn ftp 10.0.0.9
> expect ):
> send ahbaid\r
> expect Password:
> send ****\r
> expect ftp>
> send "cd some/dir\r"
> expect ftp>
> send "put a.txt\r"
> expect ftp>
> send "get b.txt\r"
> expect ftp>
> send "get c.txt\r"
> expect ftp>
> send quit\r
>
> hth
> charles
> ===== Original Message from Ahbaid Gaffoor <redhat-list redhat com> at
> 4/19/99 4:34 pm
> >Hello,
> >
> >I have to ftp a lot of files from a server,
> >
> >I have a list of the files,
> > is there a way to write a scrip which:
> >
> >a) connects to the ftp addres
> >b) logs in via. username and password
> >c) downloads each file (I'll use grep and awk to build this part)
> >d) logs off
> >
> >basically something like
> >
> >ftp 10.0.0.9
> >username: ahbaid
> >password: ****
> >get a.txt
> >get b.txt
> >get c.txt
> >quit
>
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