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__NAME__


netrc - user configuration for ftp
__SYNOPSIS__


~/.netrc
__DESCRIPTION__


This file contains configuration and autologin information
for the File Transfer Protocol client
ftp(1).


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:
       machine name


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.


default
This is the same as machine name except that default matches
any name. There can be only one default token, and it must
be after all machine tokens. This is normally used
as:


default login anonymous password
user@site


thereby giving the user automatic anonymous ftp login to
machines not specified in .netrc. This can be
overridden by using the -n flag to disable
auto-login.


login name
Identify a user on the remote machine. If this token is
present, the auto-login process will ini- tiate a login
using the specified name.


password string
Supply a password. If this token is present, the auto-login
process will supply the specified string if the remote
server requires a password as part of the login process.
Note that if this token is pre- sent in the .netrc
file for any user other than anonymous, ftp will abort the
auto-login process if the .netrc is readable by
anyone besides the user.


account string
Supply an additional account password. If this token is
present, the auto-login process will sup- ply the specified
string if the remote server requires an additional account
password, or the auto-login process will initiate an
ACCT command if it does not.


macdef name
Define a macro. This token functions like the ftp macdef
command functions. A macro is defined with the specified
name; its contents begin with the next .netrc line
and continue until a null line (consecutive new-line
characters) is encountered. If a macro named init is
defined, it is automati- cally executed as the last step in
the auto-login process.


__SEE ALSO__


ftp(1), ftpd(8)


Linux !NetKit (0.17) September 23, 1997 1
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