On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 09:19:30 -0500, Steven Stern <subscribed-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > roland wrote: > >Hello, > >I would like to transfer files from a fedora-box to a system, > >supporting ftp. But I want to do this unattended as a cronjob. As far > >as I know ftp is a dialog instruction. > > > >Is there a way around? > > > >Thanks > > > Use lftp instead > > lftp -f script_file > > man lftp I'll second lftp. I use it to do automated mirroring of "updates". In my experience it is very robust in dealing with problems and has some nice features for doing mass transfers.