netrc —
user
configuration for ftp
This file contains configuration and autologin information for the File Transfer
Protocol client
ftp(1).
The
.netrc file contains login and initialization
information 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-login process searches the
.netrc file for a
machine token that matches the remote machine
specified on the ftp command line or as an
open command argument. 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 initiate 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 present
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 supply 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 automatically executed as the last step in the auto-login
process.
ftp(1),
ftpd(8)