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2011 Jul 21
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Using shell variables inside the ftp client
...ge directories on the host system using a shell
variable to set the cd directory. However, I cannot seem to
discover how this is done.
I have tried this:
TARGET=ftp-pickup
ftp
. . .
cd $TARGET
This gives the following error:
550 Failed to change directory.
I am using shell variables (put $TEMP_TXFR_FILE $OUTPUT_FILE)
elsewhere in this ftp session as arguments to get and put statements
and I have no problems. Is there some reason why I cannot use shell
variables as arguments to the cd command?
I am aware the $ is used to invoke .netrc macros but I have none
defined. In fact I was somewhat surpri...