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.
I have tried this:
TARGET=ftp-pickup
ftp . . .
cd $TARGET
This gives the following error:
550 Failed to change directory.
I am using shell variables (put $TEMP_TXFR_FILE $OUTPUT_FILE) elsewhere in this ftp session as arguments to get and put statements and I have no problems. Is there some reason why I cannot use shell variables as arguments to the cd command?
I am aware the $ is used to invoke .netrc macros but I have none defined. In fact I was somewhat surprised, albeit pleasantly, when the ftp client accepted shell variables as arguments in the get and put statements.
Is there a way to dynamically define the target of a cd command inside an ftp session?
On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 16:40 -0400, James B. Byrne 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.
VSFTP on Centos has this capability so too, I imagine, has other FTP servers.
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.
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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