cfsr_ken.sh

#!/bin/bash

ftp_root='/pub/patmosx/for_ken/cfsr'
local_root='/fjord/jgs/patmosx/Ancil_Data/clavrx_ancil_data_new/dynamic/cfsr'

years=`seq 1994 1998`

# "-m" will attempt to make the remote dir if necessary.
for year in $years; do
    ncftpput -m -p 'hiley@wisc.edu' ftp.ssec.wisc.edu ${ftp_root}/${year} ${local_root}/${year}/cfsr*.hdf
done