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2 __NAME__
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5 netrc - user configuration for ftp
6 __SYNOPSIS__
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9 ~/.netrc
10 __DESCRIPTION__
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13 This file contains configuration and autologin information
14 for the File Transfer Protocol client
15 ftp(1).
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18 The .netrc file contains login and initialization informa- tion used by the auto-login process. It resides in the user's home directory. The following tokens are recognized; they may be separated by spaces, tabs, or new-lines:
19 machine name
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22 Identify a remote machine name. The auto-loginprocess searches the .netrc file for a machine token that matches the remote machine specified on the ftp command line or as an open command argu- ment. Once a match is made, the subsequent .netrc tokens are processed, stopping when the end of file is reached or another machine or a default token is encountered.
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25 default
26 This is the same as machine name except that default matches
27 any name. There can be only one default token, and it must
28 be after all machine tokens. This is normally used
29 as:
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32 default login anonymous password
33 user@site
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36 thereby giving the user automatic anonymous ftp login to
37 machines not specified in .netrc. This can be
38 overridden by using the -n flag to disable
39 auto-login.
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42 login name
43 Identify a user on the remote machine. If this token is
44 present, the auto-login process will ini- tiate a login
45 using the specified name.
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48 password string
49 Supply a password. If this token is present, the auto-login
50 process will supply the specified string if the remote
51 server requires a password as part of the login process.
52 Note that if this token is pre- sent in the .netrc
53 file for any user other than anonymous, ftp will abort the
54 auto-login process if the .netrc is readable by
55 anyone besides the user.
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58 account string
59 Supply an additional account password. If this token is
60 present, the auto-login process will sup- ply the specified
61 string if the remote server requires an additional account
62 password, or the auto-login process will initiate an
63 ACCT command if it does not.
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66 macdef name
67 Define a macro. This token functions like the ftp macdef
68 command functions. A macro is defined with the specified
69 name; its contents begin with the next .netrc line
70 and continue until a null line (consecutive new-line
71 characters) is encountered. If a macro named init is
72 defined, it is automati- cally executed as the last step in
73 the auto-login process.
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76 __SEE ALSO__
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79 ftp(1), ftpd(8)
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