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 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.

SEE ALSO

     ftp(1), ftpd(8)