---
name: "fsp_prof"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "fsp"
version: "2.81.b24-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fsp_prof"
---

# fsp\_prof(5)

file for fsp remote login data

## NAME

fsp\_prof - file for fsp remote login data

## DESCRIPTION

The **.fsp\_prof** file contains data for logging in to a remote host over the network for file transfers by **fsp** commands. This file resides in the user's current or home directory on the machine initiating the file transfer. A system wide default file will be also used. If passwords are stored in this file, its permissions should be set to disallow read access by group and others (see [**chmod**(1)](/chmod/1.md)).

The following tokens are recognized; they may be separated by SPACE or NEWLINE characters (except the *host* command which has to be on a line of its own):

- **host***\|***machine** *name \| internet-addr \[ alias ...\]*

  Identify a remote machine name. The auto-login process searches the **.fsp\_prof** file for a token that matches the alias or hostname given. Once a match is made, the subsequent **.fsp\_prof** tokens are processed, stopping when the EOF is reached or another **host** token is encountered.

- **\[fsp\] port** *port*

  Identify the remote fsp port.

- **local port** *port*

  Identify the local port to be used by fsp.

- **\[fsp\] directory** *dir*

  Set the directory in the FSP database.

- **local directory** *dir*

  Set the local working directory.

- **delay** *delay*

  Set the delay value.

- **timeout** *tim*

  Set the timeout value.

- **trace** *on \| off*

  Enable resp. disable tracing.

- **password** *password*

  Supply a password. Note: if this token is present the  **.fsp\_prof** file shouldn't be readable by anyone besides the user. See  [**chmod**(1)](/chmod/1.md).

## FILES

**~/.fsp\_prof**

## SEE ALSO

[fcatcmd(1)](/fcatcmd/1.md), [fcdcmd(1)](/fcdcmd/1.md), [fgetcmd(1)](/fgetcmd/1.md), [fgrabcmd(1)](/fgrabcmd/1.md), [flscmd(1)](/flscmd/1.md), [fmkdir(1)](/fmkdir/1.md), [fprocmd(1)](/fprocmd/1.md), [fput(1)](/fput/1.md), [frmcmd(1)](/frmcmd/1.md), [frmdircmd(1)](/frmdircmd/1.md), [fver(1)](/fver/1.md), [fducmd(1)](/fducmd/1.md), fsethostcmd(1), [fspd(1)](/fspd/1.md), [fsp\_prof(5)](/fsp_prof/5.md), [ffindcmd(1)](/ffindcmd/1.md), [fsp\_env(7)](/fsp_env/7.md)