Shell Programming and Scripting

Code:

#!/bin/bash
SERVER=10.114.106.167
USER=abc 
PASSWD=abc 

ftp -in $SERVER<<EOF
user $USER $PASSWD
cd /path of remote dir
lcd /path of local dir
hash
bin
get targetfile1
get targetfile2
bye
<<EOF

here "bin " means we want to ftp in binary mode if you want to do in ascii then replace bin with ascii.
if you want to ftp with script from unix to windows then you need to make a search in forum if ftp is unix to unix then it should work fine.

Hi Dhruva,

is it necessary to use hash?

and my file are in text format, if i use the bin command, will my file in the local directory end up in 1's and 0's ?

No it wont be in 0s and 1s.If files are in text format then better use ascii.To be more precise "ascii" is default format so you can omit that one too.hash is not necessary to use.you remove that.

Hi Dhruva,

thanks for the prompt reply and advise.

Hi all,

i've written my script and i am facing the same problem as the OP. my script is

Code:

USER=abc
    PSWD=xyz
    FTP_STAT=ftp.txt
    cat > $FTP_STAT <<MOO
    open aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
    user $USER $PSWD
    get $remote_file $localfile
    bye
MOO

The error message i got is " Please login with USER and PASS.
Please login with USER and PASS.
KERBEROS_V4 rejected as an authentication type
Login incorrect.
Login failed.
Please login with USER and PASS.
Passive mode refused. Turning off passive mode.
Please login with USER and PASS.
ftp: bind: Address already in use"
The file does not get transferred over. Any advise?