FTP Script Tutorial

Prerequisites

macOS 14.5 or later
Terminal access
Homebrew package manager

Creating the Script

Create a new file named 'ftp' in your project directory

#!/bin/bash

# Configuration
HOST="deutsch.o2switch.net"
USER="claude@elastik.eu"
PASS="*****"
LOCAL_DIR="/users/man/htdocs/___tests/_claude"
REMOTE_DIR="/"

# Check if lftp is installed
if ! command -v lftp &> /dev/null; then
    osascript -e 'display dialog "lftp is not installed..."'
    exit 1
fi

# Create a temporary file for the lftp script
SCRIPT_FILE=$(mktemp)

# Write the LFTP commands to the temporary file
cat << EOF > "$SCRIPT_FILE"
set ssl:verify-certificate no
open -u "$USER","$PASS" "$HOST"
lcd "$LOCAL_DIR"
mirror --reverse --only-newer --verbose \
       --exclude-glob .DS_Store \
       --exclude-glob .git/ \
       --exclude-glob node_modules/ \
       --exclude-glob ftp \
       "$LOCAL_DIR" "$REMOTE_DIR"
bye
EOF

# Run the LFTP script
lftp -f "$SCRIPT_FILE"

# Clean up the temporary file
rm "$SCRIPT_FILE"

# Show completion dialog
osascript -e 'display dialog "FTP upload completed!"'

# Keep the terminal window open
read -p "Press Enter to close..."

Installation Steps

1

Install lftp

brew install lftp
2

Make the script executable

chmod +x /users/man/htdocs/___tests/_claude/ftp

Using the Script

The script will:

Connect to your FTP server automatically
Upload only modified files
Exclude unnecessary files (.DS_Store, .git, node_modules, the ftp script itself)
Show a completion dialog when finished
Keep the terminal window open until you press Enter

Simply double-click the script file to run it!

Troubleshooting

lftp not installed

If you see an error about lftp not being installed, run the installation command in the Terminal:

brew install lftp