How to ftp multiple files using a shell script

I 开发者_开发百科am trying to ftp multiple files from one machine to another using a shell script. Below is my script:

ftp -nv <<EOF
open home.machine.com
user remote monday
binary
mput *.txt
bye
<<EOF

Now, the problem is, it hangs in between, but when I try each and every command on the command prompt. After I execute mput *.txt, it asks for confirmation for each and every file. When I enter yes then it moves on to the next file, and asks again.

Am I missing something?

I tried something like this:

prompt
mput *.txt

The prompt command closed the user interaction, and then it worked properly.

From the manual:

-i Turns off interactive prompting during multiple file transfers.

Based on your code snippet, it should be like this:

ftp -inv <<EOF
open home.machine.com
user remote monday
binary
mput *.txt
bye
<<EOF

Notice the inclusion of '-i' in the ftp arguments.

Also, it is not advisable to use mput since it will be difficult to track errors compared to transferring files individually.

ftp -n ftp.test.com <<+
user ftpUser  password 
cd  local_dir/
lcd  remote_dir/
mget *.*
mdelete *.*
quit
bye
+