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NAME
     netrc - file for ftp(1C) remote login data

DESCRIPTION
     The .netrc file contains data for logging in to a remote
     host over the network for file transfers by ftp(1C).  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, stop-
          ping 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 addi-
          tional 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 speci-
          fied 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.





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EXAMPLE
     The command:

          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
     rexed(3).
     chmod(1), ftp(1C) in the User's Reference Manual.
     ftpd(1M) in the System Administrator's Reference Manual.








































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