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Old 12-22-2012
Help with ksh script to list files, cp it to another UNIX server

Hi,

I'm quite new to ksh scripting, can someone help me with this.

Requirements:

I need to create a script that list the files from a user input date range.
e. g. format of file:

*c1*log.2012-12-22-14-00*
*c1*log.2012-12-22-14-00*
*c1*log.2012-12-22-14-00*
*c1*log.2012-12-22-14-00*
*c1*log.2012-12-22-14-00*
*c1*log.2012-12-22-14-00*
*c1*log.2012-12-22-15-00*


, then copy the files to another server through ssh or sftp.

1. user input the date range of files to search
2. Search the files in live_dir and archive_dir
; inside the archive , are subdirectories in format of
2012-Dec-18
2012-Dec-19
2012-Dec-20
2012-Dec-21
2012-Dec-22
3. Once files are found, copy the files to another unix server through ssh or sftp


Thanks in advance

Choco

Last edited by chococrunch6; 12-22-2012 at 11:46 PM..
# 2  
Old 12-23-2012
If you have ssh-keys setup done for password-less login, then you can create a SFTP batch file and perform file transfer:-
Code:
#!/bin/ksh

input_date=$1                                           # Accepting input date range.

find . -name "*${input_date}*" -type f | awk ' { sub(/^\.\//,"",$0); print "put " $0; } ' > sftp_batch.cntrl

sftp -b sftp_batch.cntrl ${user}@${hostname}            # Transfer files to destination using SFTP batch file.


Last edited by Yoda; 12-23-2012 at 12:48 AM.. Reason: replaced func
# 3  
Old 12-23-2012
Hi bipinajith,

Thanks for your response,

actually i used the commands below to do the transfer:

/usr/bin/scp -q $<dir_source> <id>@<ip address>:$<dir_destination>


im having problem with listing/finding the files. the script will go like this

"please enter start date format yyyy-mm-dd-hh-MM:" read strdate

"please enter end date yyyy-mm-dd-hh-MM:" read enddate

e.g.
strdate will be 2012-12-22-14-00
enddate will be 2012-12-22-23-00

files to be searched have the format:

*c1*log.2012-12-22-14-00*

the script will search two directory paths: dir_live and dir_archive

ssh-key was already set up.

Thanks!

Regards,
Choco
# 4  
Old 12-23-2012
As I mentioned earlier you can use find command to search and list files from specific directories.

If you are stuck at generating the date range between start and end, then have look at this thread which suggest different approaches for performing date arithmetic.

By the way I usually prefer using sftp with batch file for performing file transfer because it is pretty much simple.
# 5  
Old 12-23-2012
thank you!

another newbie question.. what does "$0" for?

Regards,
Choco
# 6  
Old 12-23-2012
Awk's built-in variables include the field variables: $1, $2, $3, and so on and $0 represents the entire record.
# 7  
Old 12-28-2012
i tried your command and it return this error:

command:
find . -name "*c1*2012-12-28*" -type f | awk ' { sub(/^\.\//,"",$0); print "put " $0; } ' > sftp_batch.cntrl

error:
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: illegal statement near line 1
 
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