Net::Netrc for Ruby

Net::Netrc is a pure-Ruby module providing ftp(1)-style .netrc parsing. It is inspired by Graham Barr’s Perl Net::Netrc module. It has been tested on Unix and Windows systems, but should work on other platforms where Ruby is available.

Net::Netrc also provides an optional extension to the standard Net::FTP module to perform auto-logins using the .netrc file.

Net::Netrc is available as a Ruby Gem, so RubyGems users can install it with:

gem install net-netrc

If you wish to install the module manually, you may Download it in a variety of formats.

Example Usage

Standalone usage:

require 'net/netrc'

rc = Net::Netrc.locate('ftp.example.com') or
  raise ".netrc missing or no entry found" 
puts rc.login
puts rc.password
puts rc.name

Net::FTP auto-login:

require 'net/ftp-netrc'

ftp = Net::FTP.new('ftp.example.com')
ftp.login(nil)          # nil username triggers Net::Netrc lookup
puts ftp.last_response
=> 230 User myuser logged in.