title: Disabling password prompt while running sftp command from Unix Script
body: <p>I can run sftp script from Unix shell script.</p>
  
  <p>But it prompts for connecting servers password.</p>
  
  <p>How do I configure password in sftp command from the unix shell script sothat the file can be transfered without human intervention.</p>
  
  <p>My script is as below.</p>
  
  <pre><code>/usr/bin/sftp ${USER}@${HOST} &lt;&lt;EOF
  cd  ${PATH}
  mput *.csv
  quit
  EOF
  </code></pre>