NETRC(5)                                             BSD File Formats Manual                                            NETRC(5)

NAME
     netrc, .netrc -- user configuration for ftp

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 overrid-
               den 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 speci-
               fied 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 speci-
               fied 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                                    Linux NetKit (0.17)