Check out the man pages for .netrc. Basically, you can set up a netrc file to
script a transfer. You won't need expect unless it is something where you need
an if - then - else block.

Steve Francis wrote:

> The more generic and expandable way to do this is to use expect and tcl.  Of
> course, this requires you learn expect, but I find it invaluable in nework
> management.
>
> Booker Rosemary wrote:
>
> > I've actually used a single command line prompt in a script for ftp
> >
> > ftp -v -n wis2 < nms.params
> >
> > where nms.params =
> > user <username> <userpassword>
> > ascii
> > put <filename>
> >
> > This way I don't have to wait for prompts from ftp.
> >
> > I think tftp has the same sort of functionality.
> >
> > Rosemary
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lucy Premus [SMTP:lpremus AT METLIFE DOT COM]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 17 February 1999 6:22
> > > To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.ucsb DOT edu
> > > Subject:      responding to prompt in ksh script
> > >
> > > I want to do a tftp, from a ksh script, to another system to retrieve
> > > files that
> > > my script is going use.  Is this possible?  How do I know when I get the
> > > tftp>
> > > prompt so that I could issue my get command and then of course quit from
> > > the
> > > tftp connection?
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