[CentOS] Using shell variables inside the ftp client
Ljubomir Ljubojevic
office at plnet.rs
Fri Jul 22 11:12:58 UTC 2011
John R Pierce wrote:
> On 07/21/11 1:52 PM, Always Learning wrote:
>>> I have a script that opens an ftp connection to a non-*nix system.
>>>> I desire to change directories on the host system using a shell
>>>> variable to set the cd directory. However, I cannot seem to
>>>> discover how this is done.
>> Check the FTP configuration file on the remote server. There might be a
>> block to stop you moving-out of your log-on FTP directory.
>
> more likely, the ftp program is processing his command lines, and it
> doesn't know anything about $parameter substitution.
>
> I suggest using wget or lftp or similar rather than conventional ftp.
>
>
>
+1 for lftp, very scriptable.
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