Shell Programming and Scripting

#!/usr/bin/sh
#Take input from the user
while ["host_name != "."]
do
echo "Please enter the Hostname"
read host_name 
echo "Please enter the username"
read username
echo "Please enter the password"
read password
done
 
#If you have a better way of accepting data from user , would be great!

#storing these variables in array logic here..
 
#ftp logic as below..
 
typeset SRCDIR="/root/temp1"
typeset DESTDIR="/root/"
typeset REMHOST="machB"
typeset -i STAT=0
cd "${SRCDIR}"
STAT=${?}
if [[ ${STAT} -ne 0 ]]
then
echo "Can't cd to ${SRCDIR}" >&2
exit ${STAT}
fi
ftpput.pl -h ${REMHOST} -l ${USER} -p ${PASSWD} -d "${DESTDIR}" -B *
STAT=${?}
if [[ ${STAT} -eq 0 ]]
then
mv * "${BACKUP_DIR}/"
STAT=${?}
echo "mv failed; status ${STAT}." >&2
else
echo "FTP failed; status ${STAT}." >&2
fi
exit ${STAT}

getopt

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#!/usr/bin/sh
i=j=k=0
#Take input from the user
while ["host_name != "."]
do
echo "Please enter the Hostname"
read host_name[i]
echo $hostname[i]
let i=i+1
echo "Please enter the username"
read username[j]
echo $username[j]
let j=j+1
echo "Please enter the password"
read password[k]
echo $password[k]
let k=k+1
done