I used to use the following script to do that:
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#!/bin/sh
{
echo "bin" ;
echo "prompt" ;
echo "cd pub/" ;
echo "get thefile" ;
echo "bye";
} | ftp ftp.somewhere.com
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Nico
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Jim Baxter wrote:
> Hi
>
> We do not seem to be able to run ftp from a shell script or script ftp.
> The man page talks about macros but they go away at close.
> What we need is the ability to start ftp, login and get (or put) a list of
> files and
> log off all from a shell script
>
> Can some one tell me how to do it or where to get RPM of another version of
> ftp that
> will do it?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Jim Baxter
> MIS
> Morrison Supply Company
>
>
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