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
machinename
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:
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
ftpmacdef
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.
