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karan punjabi
karan punjabi

Reputation: 53

script fails when "mv" clubbed with "ftp"

I tried including a mv command with ftp command, in a script file. But when i run that script file, it fails on the mv command.

Code: 

/usr/bin/ftp -i -n $HOST <<END_FTP
quote USER $USER
quote PASS $PASSWD
cd /home/infodba/temploc/test_script/
binary
mget Cust*.txt
mv Cust*.txt ./archive
quit
END_FTP

exit 0

It throws this error: "?Invalid command"

The same script works if i remove the mv command from the file

Is there workaround?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1705

Answers (2)

Fidel
Fidel

Reputation: 1037

mv command is not supported by ftp/sftp (i.e) you can't move the files in the remote host, But with bang ( ! ) you will be able to execute the commands in your localhost.

After getting the files from remote host if you are trying to move files in localhost below works. 

/usr/bin/ftp -i -n $HOST <<END_FTP
...
mget Cust*.txt
!mv Cust*.txt ./archive
...
...
END_FTP

Upvotes: 0

rojomoke
rojomoke

Reputation: 4015

mv is not a valid ftp command. If you're trying to move the files you've just acquired to ./archive, you need to either exit ftp first, or escape the command with a !.

!mv Cust*.txt ./archive

Upvotes: 1

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