On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 15:05:45 +0200, hw wrote: > > However, the man page also advises against giving the password on the > > command line (because it is then available to anyone with normal user > > shell access while the command is running) and suggests using either > > I need to use it with a script for automatic downloads, so the password > wouldn't appear in the history. Using a ~/.netrc would create a > dependency on the user who runs the script, which is something I would > prefer to avoid.
It's not just the history, the password appears in the putput from ps while the transfer is running. > > ~/.netrc, which you have already said works, or $LFTP_PASSWORD along > > with --env-password. Have you tried this? > > > > LFTP_PASSWORD='pass(word' lftp --env-password -u user > > ftp://example.com > > Thanks, that looks like a good solution. I'll see if that works ... If that doesn't work, you could always sidestep the issue by changing the password to "password1" ;-) -- Neil Bothwick Programmer (n): A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects.
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