Re: [CentOS] Using shell variables inside the ftp client

John R Pierce wrote:

On 07/21/11 1:52 PM, Always Learning wrote:

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I have a script that opens an ftp connection to a non-*nix system.

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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.