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Shell script to download from ftp site

  • 27-04-2006 2:29pm
    #1
    colm_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking to set up and automated ftp run to download a certain directory from a webserver with ftp access, and overwrite the local version.

    What would be the shell script involved?

    And the opposite would be useful too, i.e. putting a certain directory from a local server to the remote via ftp.


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  • #2
    liamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭liamo


    wget -r -P /save/files/to/here ftp://ftpsite/dir will download the contents of the directory and overwrite any existing files in the directory /save/files/to/here

    Alternatively, scp is a much more secure and flexible way to copy files up and down.


    Regards,

    Liam


  • #3
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,747 ✭✭✭niallb


    If you need a username and password, take a look for .netrc
    This file will also allow you to set up macros for your ftp client,
    allowing both the get and put. Your password will be in clear text though,
    so keep the permissions minimal.

    lftpget is another very scriptable alternative to the worthy wget.

    NiallB


  • #4
    colm_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭colm_c


    Thanks for the replies...

    Yeah it'll be a username and password protected directory... I'll take a look at .netrc


  • #5
    Syth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭Syth


    niallb wrote:
    If you need a username and password, take a look for .netrc
    This file will also allow you to set up macros for your ftp client,
    allowing both the get and put. Your password will be in clear text though,
    so keep the permissions minimal.

    lftpget is another very scriptable alternative to the worthy wget.

    NiallB
    Passwords and the like are all transfered in plain text. FTP is quite old.


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