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)

Linux NetKit (0.17)                            September 23, 1997                                       NETRC(5)