import ftplib import os # Server details FTP_HOST = "://yourserver.com" FTP_USER = "your_username" FTP_PASS = "your_password" # Connect to the server ftp = ftplib.FTP(FTP_HOST) ftp.login(FTP_USER, FTP_PASS) # Change to remote directory and list files ftp.cwd("/remote/path") files = ftp.nlst() for file_name in files: # Example: only download .pdf files if file_name.endswith(".pdf"): with open(file_name, 'wb') as local_file: ftp.retrbinary(f"RETR {file_name}", local_file.write) print(f"Downloaded: {file_name}") ftp.quit() Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
If you prefer a graphical interface over coding, several tools can monitor FTP folders and move files automatically:
To automate FTP file transfers, you can use a combination of (like Python or Bash) and scheduling tools (like Windows Task Scheduler or Linux Cron). Method 1: Windows Batch Script & Task Scheduler
open ://yourserver.com user your_username your_password binary cd /remote/directory lcd C:\local\directory mget * quit Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard ( run_ftp.bat ) to execute it: ftp -s:ftp_commands.txt Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
#!/bin/bash HOST='://yourserver.com' USER='your_username' PASS='your_password' ftp -n $HOST < Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
Python’s ftplib library offers more control, such as handling specific file types or only downloading new files.