FTP batch file

[herdemo]

Hi all,

I have a problem, I want to write a batch file for file transfer via ftp.
When i using windows, or dos i use this commad:
open :192.168.111.55
user: aaaa
pass: xxxx

then i write this command, "ftp -s:myfile" i connect the server.
How can i use this commands for linux...
thanks all.

[RupertPupkin]

In linux you can put the remote machine name, user name and password in a file called .netrc in your home directory. So for example, your ${HOME}/.netrc file would contain the following lines:

machine 192.168.111.55
login aaaa
password xxxx

Then give the file the correct permissions: chmod 600 ~/.netrc
You would then run the command: ftp 192.168.111.55

If you are looking to automate the whole ftp procedure so that it requires no user interaction, you can use the "expect" package that comes with Fedora. In fact, expect can even create the script that automates it for you. In your case you could just run this command:
autoexpect ftp 192.168.111.55
Then go through the steps you would manually go through to ftp your files over. Autoexpect will watch your session and create a script called script.exp when you quit from ftp. Running that script will go through all the things you did when you ftp'd your files.

[herdemo]

thanks all...