Re: scripting ftp command from within BASH script

[Chet Ramey]

> Have anyone try to script a bash script that will logon to a FTP server (as
> anonymous) go to a predetermine path, download a file and then logoff?  Any
> hints will be strongly appreciated

Is `pure bash' an absolute requirement?  I'd use wget.  Any time I've
ever had to do this, I've used wget or the standard ftp client with a
here document. 

Chet

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