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UNIX Shell Script to Transfer Files via FTP

When i execute the script I get up to here as shown below
Connected to xxxx.com.
220 xxx FTP server (Version 1.1.214.4(PHNE_34544) Fri Feb 24 15:0
3:24 GMT 2006) ready.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>

Its not automatically logging in and puttin the files to the remote server

LOCALDIR=/backup
REMOTESERVER=servername
REMOTEPATH=/backup
LOGIN=xxxx
PASSWORD=xxxx
 
cd $LOCALDIR
ftp -n $REMOTESERVER << INPUT_END
quote user $LOGIN
quote pass $PASSWORD
cd $REMOTEPATH
prompt off
mput * devid.*
exit

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fseto

Why not use expect or curl? http://expect.nist.gov/ http://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html
Doing it your way is rather error prone

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omarfarid

Hi,

One more comment, it is not a good practice to put passwords in scripts. Please avoid whenever possible.

If you want a more secure way to transfer files, then consider using sftp / scp (you need ssh installed on the other server and sftp / scp on your side).