NETRC Man Page for FTP ---------------------- netrc 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 fol- lowing 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 com- mand if it does not. macdef name Define a macro. This token functions like the ftp macdef com- mand 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.
netrc Man Page
This is the man page for the FTP-style $HOME/.netrc file that may be used for the combo or local authentication methods if the HPSS_USE_NETRC_FILE environment variable is set. The man page is for the BSD FTP implementation of the NETRC file.
Note: HSI and HTAR currently make use of "login" and "password" entries in the file; other entries such as "macdef" and "account" are currently ignored.
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