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I have a shell script that opens ftp, then passes on the user ID and password. The password starts with ( and the server does not like it. It errors outs with a failure to log in message. How can I get past this, without having to change the password? I tried single quotes and that failed also.
shell-script quoting ftp
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I have a shell script that opens ftp, then passes on the user ID and password. The password starts with ( and the server does not like it. It errors outs with a failure to log in message. How can I get past this, without having to change the password? I tried single quotes and that failed also.
shell-script quoting ftp
edited Nov 23 at 21:29
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Unclear: Does not show what they are doing. Does not mention what FTP client is used on what Unix.
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pastebin a copy of the script minus your user/server/ip information. Please.
– Michael Prokopec
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I have a shell script that opens ftp, then passes on the user ID and password. The password starts with ( and the server does not like it. It errors outs with a failure to log in message. How can I get past this, without having to change the password? I tried single quotes and that failed also.
shell-script quoting ftp
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I have a shell script that opens ftp, then passes on the user ID and password. The password starts with ( and the server does not like it. It errors outs with a failure to log in message. How can I get past this, without having to change the password? I tried single quotes and that failed also.
shell-script quoting ftp
shell-script quoting ftp
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Unclear: Does not show what they are doing. Does not mention what FTP client is used on what Unix.
– Kusalananda
Nov 23 at 17:08
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pastebin a copy of the script minus your user/server/ip information. Please.
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 23 at 17:43
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Unclear: Does not show what they are doing. Does not mention what FTP client is used on what Unix.
– Kusalananda
Nov 23 at 17:08
1
pastebin a copy of the script minus your user/server/ip information. Please.
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 23 at 17:43
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Unclear: Does not show what they are doing. Does not mention what FTP client is used on what Unix.
– Kusalananda
Nov 23 at 17:08
Unclear: Does not show what they are doing. Does not mention what FTP client is used on what Unix.
– Kusalananda
Nov 23 at 17:08
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pastebin a copy of the script minus your user/server/ip information. Please.
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 23 at 17:43
pastebin a copy of the script minus your user/server/ip information. Please.
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 23 at 17:43
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You can use .netrc file (located in your home directory). At least most of ftp clients can use the information in this file for authentication purpose. The format is:
machine example.com
login <username>
password <password>
You should replace <username> with your username and <password> with your password.
The only disadvantage is the username and the password will be visible to anyone who can read the file.
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
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You can use .netrc file (located in your home directory). At least most of ftp clients can use the information in this file for authentication purpose. The format is:
machine example.com
login <username>
password <password>
You should replace <username> with your username and <password> with your password.
The only disadvantage is the username and the password will be visible to anyone who can read the file.
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
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You can use .netrc file (located in your home directory). At least most of ftp clients can use the information in this file for authentication purpose. The format is:
machine example.com
login <username>
password <password>
You should replace <username> with your username and <password> with your password.
The only disadvantage is the username and the password will be visible to anyone who can read the file.
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
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You can use .netrc file (located in your home directory). At least most of ftp clients can use the information in this file for authentication purpose. The format is:
machine example.com
login <username>
password <password>
You should replace <username> with your username and <password> with your password.
The only disadvantage is the username and the password will be visible to anyone who can read the file.
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
You can use .netrc file (located in your home directory). At least most of ftp clients can use the information in this file for authentication purpose. The format is:
machine example.com
login <username>
password <password>
You should replace <username> with your username and <password> with your password.
The only disadvantage is the username and the password will be visible to anyone who can read the file.
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
answered Nov 23 at 17:02
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
4,98431627
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Unclear: Does not show what they are doing. Does not mention what FTP client is used on what Unix.
– Kusalananda
Nov 23 at 17:08
1
pastebin a copy of the script minus your user/server/ip information. Please.
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 23 at 17:43