How can an automated script be setup to run at a later time in the day. cron runs recurring tasks. I am interested in a one time process.
I want to back up a number of files whenever I make changes to an application and ftp for backup purposes. The script to automate the zipping of files has been completed. The next goal is to automate the zip and ftp process after hours (say 0200 the next morning after I run the batch process at 1700 before I leave work), and finally upon completion, remove the local file.
Is the following format for ftp automation process close to the below...
put /backupdir/backupfile -h 123.45.678.90 -u <user>-p <password> -d /remotedir/
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Because I gave this to a similar post, I thought I would be fair....
ftp_func () {
ftp -v -n $TO_HOST << ENDFTP
user $USERNAME $PASSWORD
ascii
prompt off
hash on
lcd $FILE_DIR
get $FILE_NAME
bye
ENDFTP
}
Hello,I just know the basics of scripting & I need a script to automate ftp since I use it quite often.
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host=192.168.0.1
/usr/bin/ftp -vi >> $bkplog 2>&1 <<ftp
open $host
bin
cd ${directory}
put $files
quit
ftp
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OR
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Hi
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#!/usr/bin/expect -f
set IP
set timeout -1
spawn ftp $IP
expect ):
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Use the PUT command?
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09-24-2003
one time automated ftp session