Use Expect... This is a part of script i use for getting antivirus updates... -----start-----
#! /usr/bin/expect -f # # Make anonymous FTP connection # set timeout 300 spawn ftp [lindex $argv 0] expect "Name" send "anonymous\r" expect "Password:" send "myuserid@myhost.com\r" expect "ftp>" send "cd pub/antivirus/datfiles/4.x\n" expect "ftp>" send "bin\n" expect "ftp>" send "prom\n" expect "ftp>" send "lcd /home/update\n" expect "ftp>" send "mget *.ini [lindex $argv 1]\n" expect "ftp>" send "bye\n" -----end----- regards lilo enjoy ----- Original Message ----- From: Chirag Kantharia chyrag@yahoo.com To: linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] FTP script
On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 07:04:03AM +0000, Philip S Tellis wrote: | > can any body suggest me ascript that automatically | > connects the server and upload or download | man ncftp
Does ncftp do batch upload/download? Can I have a job in the cron, to upload files to a remote server? A couple of months back, I wanted the above functionality, and had checked ncftp out, but I couldn't find it.
chyrag.
Chirag Kantharia, symonds.net/~chyrag/ Linux scrooge 2.4.17 #1 Wed Jan 16 17:07:25 IST 2002 i686 unknown