Use Expect... This is a part of script i use for getting antivirus updates... -----start-----
#! /usr/bin/expect -f # # Make anonymous FTP connection # set timeout 300 spawn ftp [lindex $argv 0] expect "Name" send "anonymous\r" expect "Password:" send "[EMAIL PROTECTED]\r" expect "ftp>" send "cd pub/antivirus/datfiles/4.x\n" expect "ftp>" send "bin\n" expect "ftp>" send "prom\n" expect "ftp>" send "lcd /home/update\n" expect "ftp>" send "mget *.ini [lindex $argv 1]\n" expect "ftp>" send "bye\n" -----end----- regards lilo enjoy ----- Original Message ----- From: Chirag Kantharia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] FTP script > On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 07:04:03AM +0000, Philip S Tellis wrote: > | > can any body suggest me ascript that automatically > | > connects the server and upload or download > | man ncftp > > Does ncftp do batch upload/download? Can I have a job in the cron, to > upload files to a remote server? A couple of months back, I wanted the > above functionality, and had checked ncftp out, but I couldn't find it. > > chyrag. > -- > Chirag Kantharia, symonds.net/~chyrag/ > Linux scrooge 2.4.17 #1 Wed Jan 16 17:07:25 IST 2002 i686 unknown > > _______________________________________________ > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

