netrc(4)               UNIX System V(Internet Utilities)               netrc(4)


NAME
      netrc - file for ftp remote login data

DESCRIPTION
      The .netrc file contains data for logging in to a remote host over the
      network for file transfers by ftp(1).  This file resides in the user's
      home directory on the machine initiating the file transfer.  Its
      permissions should be set to disallow read access by group and others
      [see chmod(1)].

      The following tokens are recognized; they may be separated by SPACE, TAB,
      or NEWLINE characters:

      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 EOF is reached or another machine token is
            encountered.

      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: if this
            token is present in the .netrc file, 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 as 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 NEWLINE characters) is encountered.  If a macro
            named init is defined, it is automatically executed as the last
            step in the auto-login process.

EXAMPLE
      A .netrc file containing the following line:





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            machine ray login demo password mypassword

      allows an autologin to the machine ray using the login name demo with
      password mypassword.

FILES
      ~/.netrc

SEE ALSO
      chmod(1), ftp(1), ftpd(1M)












































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