Shell script to File transfer file on remote system using ftp

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files to and from a remote network.

To transfer file using ftp,we require ftp server, user account and ftp client .

Below is the procedure to 'copy file using file transfer protocol (FTP) shell scrip' and we will see 'How to Use Linux FTP Command to Transfer Files'. In this shell script(filetoftp.sh) we will receive notification on mail if file transfer(ftp) fail due to any reason.

Manually to get and put the file on one server to another server(remote server):-

ftp -n 192.168.11.10

ftp>quote USER employee

ftp>quote PASS ******

230 OK. Current restricted directory is /

ftp> cd /data01

ftp> lcd /backup01    --> change local directory on local server.

ftp> mget ***.csv     -->to get the file from ftp server to local server.

ftp> mput ****.csv   -->to transfer file from local to ftp server.

Automatically transfer the file on remote server using shell script:- 

/data01/crontab_scripts/tada_schedule/filetoftp.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Created by Sajid Quamer

#CSV file to be transfer from db server to ftp server

cd /data05/TADA_Master_curr

CURR_DT=`date +%d-%m-%Y`

export CURR_DT

CSV_FILE1=TADA_CITY_MASTER_$CURR_DT.csv

CSV_FILE2=TADA_POLICY_MASTER_$CURR_DT.csv

CSV_FILE3=TADA_EMPLOYEES_MASTER_$CURR_DT.csv

CSV_FILE4=Leave_pending_$CURR_DT.csv

CSV_FILE5=CONTRACT_DATA_$CURR_DT.csv

CSV_FILE6=BILL_DATA_$CURR_DT.csv

Scriptfile=/data01/crontab_scripts/tada_schedule/tadatoftp.sh

export CSV_FILE1

export CSV_FILE2

export CSV_FILE3

export CSV_FILE4

export CSV_FILE5

export CSV_FILE6

export Scriptfile

ftp -n << 'EOF'

open 192.168.11.10

quote USER *******

quote PASS *******

cd /employees

prompt no

lcd /data05/TADA_Master_curr

mput TADA_CITY_MASTER*

mput TADA_POLICY_MASTER*

mput TADA_EMPLOYEES_MASTER*

mput Leave_pending_*

bye

EOF

echo "done"

#check if a file exists or not

if [[  -f $CSV_FILE1 &&   -f $CSV_FILE2  &&  -f $CSV_FILE3 && -f $CSV_FILE4 ]]; then

echo "File Transfer Process was Successful  and '$CSV_FILE1' exist"

else

echo "FTP File Transfer Process Failed '$CSV_FILE1' Does not exist at `hostname`. Please contact System Adminis

trator! $Scriptfile" | mailx -s "File Transfer Failed" abc@gmail.com, acb@gmail.com

fi

#check if a file exists or not

if [[  -f $CSV_FILE1 &&   -f $CSV_FILE2  &&  -f $CSV_FILE3 && -f $CSV_FILE4 ]]; then

echo "File Transfer Process was Successful  and '$CSV_FILE2' exist"

else

echo "FTP File Transfer Process Failed '$CSV_FILE2' Does not exist at `hostname`. Please contact System Adminis

trator! $Scriptfile" | mailx -s " File Transfer Failed" abc@gmail.com, acb@gmail.com

fi

if [[  -f $CSV_FILE1 &&   -f $CSV_FILE2  &&  -f $CSV_FILE3 && -f $CSV_FILE4 ]]; then

echo "File Transfer Process was Successful  and '$CSV_FILE3' exist"

else

echo "FTP File Transfer Process Failed '$CSV_FILE3' Does not exist at `hostname`. Please contact System Adminis

trator! $Scriptfile" | mailx -s " File Transfer Failed" abc@gmail.com, acb@gmail.com

fi

if [[  -f $CSV_FILE1 &&   -f $CSV_FILE2  &&  -f $CSV_FILE3 && -f $CSV_FILE4 ]]; then

echo "File Transfer Process was Successful  and '$CSV_FILE4' exist"

else

echo "FTP File Transfer Process Failed '$CSV_FILE4' Does not exist at `hostname`. Please contact System Adminis

trator! $Scriptfile" | mailx -s "File Transfer Failed" abc@gmail.com, acb@gmail.com

fi

cd /data05/TADA_Master_curr

rm -rf $CSV_FILE1

rm -rf $CSV_FILE2

rm -rf $CSV_FILE3

rm -rf $CSV_FILE4