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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Crontab Wget, downloading a file to a FTP Post 302468569 by zYx on Wednesday 3rd of November 2010 07:38:33 AM
Old 11-03-2010
Crontab Wget, downloading a file to a FTP

Hi there,

I've got my own domain, ftp etc.. I'm using cPanel and I want to download a file periodically, every say 24 hours.

I've used this command:

Code:
wget -t inf http : / / www . somesite . com / webcam.jpg
ftp : / / i @ MyDomain . net : Password @ ftp . MyDomain . net

^no spaces offcourse... otherwise I wouldn't be able to type urls here on forum...

I was told to use /home/UserName/public_html/ instead of ftp login details, but it doesn't work so I've used ftp login details.

Now, yes, the jpg file is being downloaded to my ftp, but in root folder, not even in /public_html/ folder. I've tried with my main ftp login, which is without the "@" symbol.. I tried adding /public_html/ to an end and still, files are being downloaded to the root folder on my ftp Smilie

What am I doing wrong?

I would appreciate help as I am brand spanking new to this Smilie

Last edited by zYx; 11-03-2010 at 08:46 AM..
 

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NETRC(5)						      BSD File Formats Manual							  NETRC(5)

NAME
netrc -- user configuration for ftp SYNOPSIS
~/.netrc DESCRIPTION
This file contains configuration and autologin information for the File Transfer Protocol client ftp(1). The .netrc file contains login and initialization information used by the auto-login process. It resides in the user's home directory. The following tokens are recognized; they may be separated by spaces, tabs, or new-lines: machine name Identify a remote machine name. The auto-login process searches the .netrc file for a machine token that matches the remote machine specified on the ftp command line or as an open command argument. Once a match is made, the subsequent .netrc tokens are processed, stopping when the end of file is reached or another machine or a default token is encountered. default This is the same as machine name except that default matches any name. There can be only one default token, and it must be after all machine tokens. This is normally used as: default login anonymous password user@site thereby giving the user automatic anonymous ftp login to machines not specified in .netrc. This can be overridden by using the -n flag to disable auto-login. login name Identify a user on the remote machine. If this token is present, the auto-login process will initiate a login using the specified name. password string Supply a password. If this token is present, the auto-login process will supply the specified string if the remote server requires a password as part of the login process. Note that if this token is present in the .netrc file for any user other than anonymous, ftp will abort the auto-login process if the .netrc is readable by anyone besides the user. account string Supply an additional account password. If this token is present, the auto-login process will supply the specified string if the remote server requires an additional account password, or the auto-login process will initiate an ACCT command if it does not. macdef name Define a macro. This token functions like the ftp macdef command functions. A macro is defined with the specified name; its con- tents begin with the next .netrc line and continue until a null line (consecutive new-line characters) is encountered. If a macro named init is defined, it is automatically executed as the last step in the auto-login process. SEE ALSO
ftp(1), ftpd(8) Linux NetKit (0.17) September 23, 1997 Linux NetKit (0.17)
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