Information

transfer requires the following information to make a transfer.

Required Information
Information Description
host Enough of the fully-qualified domain name so that the local host can contact the remote host.
username Account name on the remote host.
password Password for the remote account.
log file Full path to the log file. The log file resides on the local host.
local root This is the local directory where all of the files and directories that are to be transferred reside. The remote directory structure under the remote root will mirror the local directory structure under the local root for the files and directories that are transferred.
remote root This is the remote directory that all of the files and directories will be transferred into. The remote directory structure under the remote root will mirror the directory structure under the local root for the files and directories that are transferred.
list This is the list of files and directories that will be transferred. The list consists of local paths relative to the local root.

Required Information
Information	Description
host	Enough of the fully-qualified domain name so that the local host can contact the remote host.
username	Account name on the remote host.
password	Password for the remote account.
log file	Full path to the log file. The log file resides on the local host.
local root	This is the local directory where all of the files and directories that are to be transferred reside. The remote directory structure under the remote root will mirror the local directory structure under the local root for the files and directories that are transferred.
remote root	This is the remote directory that all of the files and directories will be transferred into. The remote directory structure under the remote root will mirror the directory structure under the local root for the files and directories that are transferred.
list	This is the list of files and directories that will be transferred. The list consists of local paths relative to the local root.

Required information is gathered from the command line, from an information file, or by prompting the user. The user is prompted for any required information not supplied on the command line or in an information file.

The following information is optional.

Optional information
Information Description
exclusion list This is the list of files and directories that you wish to exclude from being transferred. The list consists of local paths relative to the local root.
connect command A command which establishes a network connection.
disconnect command A command which terminates the network connection.

Optional information
Information	Description
exclusion list	This is the list of files and directories that you wish to exclude from being transferred. The list consists of local paths relative to the local root.
connect command	A command which establishes a network connection.
disconnect command	A command which terminates the network connection.

Optional information may be supplied on the command line or in an information file. If optional information is not provided on the command line and an information file is not provided, the script will ask the user if they wish to supply the optional information. If a file is provided but any optional information is not specified in the file, then the script assumes that the user does not want to provide the optional information and does not prompt the user.