wftp is a program which allows you to log in to the WebCom FTP server, perform an operation, and log out, all in one simple command. For instance, the following command: wftp get logs/log logs you in to the FTP server, retrieves your log file to the current working directory, and logs out, all behind the scenes. Normally you set your user id and password as shell environment variables, but if you don't, you will be prompted for them (or you can put them on the command line as well).
wedit is a script which uses wftp to allow you to edit a file on your WebCom site with one command, e.g., wedit www/welcome.html would log in to the FTP server, retrieve your home page, and invoke your favorite editor (defined by the environment variable EDITOR). After you were done editing, provided you confirmed, the edited file would be transferred back to your WebCom directory. Finally, you are given the opportunity to delete the local copy with one keystroke.
wftp get -u myuser -p mypass www/welcome.html # retrieve home page
vi welcome.html # edit it
lynx welcome.html # test local edited copy
wftp put -u myuser -p mypass www/welcome.html # put it back to webcom
rm welcome.html # delete local copy (it's in curr. dir)
# LATER...
export wftp_u=myuser # tired of typing -u myuser
export wftp_p=mypass # and -p mypass?
wftp get www/welcome.html # now it's easier than ever to get,
vi welcome.html # edit (or better yet edit directly
lynx welcome.html # from lynx with 'e' as you test)
export wftp_d=www # tired of typing www/?
wftp put welcome.html # getting easier all the time!
export EDITOR=pico # (s/b already set in your .profile/.cshrc)
wedit welcome.html # just do it all in one step!
lynx welcome.html # don't forget to test! :)
wftp chmod 755 -a -d pub_files # make all files in /pub_files public
wftp - command line operations to WebCom ftp server from UNIX shell
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usage: wftp command [-[asv]] [-u userid] [-p password] [-d directory]
[[remote/path/]remote-file]
commands: chmod nnn change file permissions (numeric mask only)
delete delete remote file
dir remote directory list
get retrieve remote-file to current directory
put put remote-file from current directory
options: -a do the operation on all files in the remote
directory
-d directory subdir of your WebCom home directory
-s report transfer stats
-v verbose - show dialogue w/FTP server
-u userid WebCom userid
-p password WebCom password
remote/path equivalent to using -d
remote-file the name of the file on your WebCom directory
*and* the name of the file in your *current*
local directory (for put/get)
env_vars: wftp_a same as -a if defined (set to any value)
wftp_d can be used instead of -d directory
wftp_u can be used instead of -u userid
wftp_p can be used instead of -p password
wftp_v same as -v if defined (set to any value)
wftp_s same as -s if defined (set to any value)
Command line switches always override environment variables for the same option, but environment variables can be used to eliminate the need to re-specify options such as login parms over and over again for each command.
If -u userid is not specified, and $wftp_u is not defined, wftp prompts for WebCom userid.
If -p userid is not specified, and $wftp_p is not defined, wftp prompts for WebCom password. For security, password entry is not echoed.
The -a switch can be used to perform an operation on all files in your home directory, or the directory specified by the -d switch or the wftp_d environment variable.
wftp is used by the WebCom wedit tool which allows you to retrieve a file from webcom, edit it (with the editor of your choice), and save it back to webcom, all with one command: wedit filename.
Currently we have versions for SunOS, HP-UX S800, SCO, and Linux 1.1.86; if you have a shell account with another flavor of UNIX, and you'd like this tool, let us know.
First, you'll need the executable program, wftp. You may want to create a webcom subdirectory in your home directory for this and other webcom tools. When you save to a local file, name it simply wftp
Retrieve wftp for SunOS:
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/~webcom/pub4/webcom/tools/wftp_SunOS.bin
Save as wftp
or Retrieve wftp for HP-UX S800:
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/~webcom/pub4/webcom/tools/wftp_HP-UX.bin
Save as wftp
or Retrieve wftp for IRIX 5.3
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/~webcom/pub4/webcom/tools/wftp_IRIX_5.3.bin
Save as wftp
or Retrieve wftp for SCO UNIX:
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/~webcom/pub4/webcom/tools/wftp_SCO.bin
Save as wftp
or Retrieve wftp for Linux 1.1.86:
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/~webcom/pub4/webcom/tools/wftp_linux_1.1.86.bin
Save as wftp
Retrieve wedit shell script:
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/~webcom/pub4/webcom/tools/wedit.bin
Save as wedit
Next, make them executable:
chmod +x wftp
chmod +x wedit
The above is sufficient. Each of the above commands will now work. However, the more sophisticated installation which follows will make them much easier to use
Firstly, you'll want make sure these files are in your executable search path, so you can execute them regardless of whether you're in the directory in which they reside at the moment you want to use one of them. Append the following to the end of your PATH assignment in your .profile (or .cshrc for csh users):
:$HOME/webcom
(this assumes you've located the utilities in a subdirectory called webcom of your home directory. If you put it in your home directory, just make sure $HOME is in your path).
Additionally, you may want to set your user id in an environment variable so you don't have to type it in each time you run wftp. Also, if you're confident in your ability to keep your .profile/.cshrc secure, you may choose to set your webcom password this way as well (you'll probably want to put them in your .profile/.login so they're always set).
ksh csh other
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export wftp_u=youruserid setenv wftp_u youruserid wftp_u=youruserid
export wftp_p=yourpassword setenv wftp_p yourpassword export wftp_u
wftp_p=yourpassword
export wftp_p
You may also want to set wftp_d to www since that's where most of your editing will take place, to alleviate having to type the subdirectory with the -d switch or on the filename each time
If you need further assistance getting wftp working, let us know at WebCom support
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