FTP file upload using shell script on LINUX/UNIX

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FTP file upload is not a big task. It is easy to upload files from the command line as well as using free X window-based FTP clients such as gFTP. However, it is often required to automate FTP file upload tasks using some kind of script such as bash. Below is the subroutine in bash that I often use to upload log files to the FTP server.
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###Accepts following arguments
### 1. FILE TO UPLOAD
### 2. HOSTNAME TO FTP
### 3. USER NAME
### 4. USER PASSWORD
###
uploadLogs(){ 
     
    FILETOUPLOAD=$1
    HOSTNAME="$2"
    USERNAME="$3"
    PASSWORD="$4"
    ftp -dvin $HOSTNAME <<EOF
      quote USER $USERNAME
      quote PASS $PASSWORD
      mkdir $PLATFORM
      cd $PLATFORM
      binary
      hash
      put $FILETOUPLOAD
      quit
    EOF 
    
}
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Bash subroutine above is almost self-explanatory. Do you use any other mechanism to automate FTP sessions or FTP file upload tasks? If yes then let everyone know in the comments below.

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2 comments:

  1. uidFebruary 13, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Useful ftp script...most versions are crap but this one works fine!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2012 at 4:09 AM

    Yes worked great. Helped me automate a rather boring monthly backup upload.

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