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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T00:53:45+00:00 2026-06-12T00:53:45+00:00

I have a ftp location and I need to write shell script to mirror

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I have a ftp location and I need to write shell script to mirror it in a specific interval. I will set the timer with Linux cron but how can I use ftp to mirror the remote folder with my local folder.

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    2026-06-12T00:53:46+00:00Added an answer on June 12, 2026 at 12:53 am

    Try using this…..

    #!/bin/bash

    HOST='172.13.17.11'

    USER='username'

    PASS='password'

    TARGETFOLDER='/mnt/htdocs/businessfiles/files'

    SOURCEFOLDER='/somefolder'

    lftp -f "

    open $HOST

    user $USER $PASS

    lcd $TARGETFOLDER

    mirror --verbose $SOURCEFOLDER $TARGETFOLDER

    bye
    “`

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