I need too automate some backups so that means ftp.
Is this possible within a shell script. Read a lot of sites that offer
3rd party software but would prefer too write one myself. I have
tried the below but cannot get it too work.
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ftp -n -i hostname user username userpassword
binary
get /data/backups/logs/$day-$month-$year.log
close
bye
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When i run it i get "usage: -i host-name [port] ftp "

HELP!!!

Unix -

( echo "open remote_box"
echo "user username password"
echo "site umask 022"
echo "cd /wherever"
echo "lcd /wherever"
echo "get filename"
echo "quit" ) | ftp -n -v | grep -i -q "Transfer complete"
if [ $? -ne 0 ]
then
echo "\nFTP Failure .... venus to hera" | mailx -s " some message"
fi

Try it this way:


ftp -n -i hostname <<EOF
user username userpassword
binary
get /data/backups/logs/$day-$month-$year.log
close
bye
EOF

Many thanx guys