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Subject: RE: inetutils 1.5-4, ftp + inline password immediately quits
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:25:29 -0500
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> From: Robinson, Paul T (NonStop)
> 
> I have a pile of bash scripts with variations on this theme:
> 
> ftp -n ${HOST} <<FTP_EOF
>  user ${USER}
>  ${PASSWORD}
>  cd ${MYDIR}
>  get ${MYFILE}
>  bye
> FTP_EOF
> 

Helpful hint: to reduce your overall hassle level, use ncftp of wget for
doing this sort of thing, and don't look back.  That will allow you to put
all of those params on the command line.  Both programs work great on
Cygwin.

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle


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