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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting FTP random files Post 302146628 by whegra on Wednesday 21st of November 2007 12:49:18 PM
Old 11-21-2007
FTP random files
Hello everyone,

What I'm trying to do is figure out how to ftp a set of random files each day about 50 or so maybe more or less.

I have a folder on my server that gets about 1000 or so new files each day, each with today's date in the file name. We just want to take a sample each day for quality checks.

eg. testnumberssomethingelse20071121morenumbers

What I need to do is grab 50 random files for today's date and upload them via ftp. I have all the code for ftp and what not, I just don't know how to pick out 50 or so files out of 1000+ and direct them to my ftp process.

Here is my current script without randomization, which I've gather mostly from here.

Code:
#! /bin/ksh
stty -echo
#print -n Enter Password-
#read PASS
print
stty echo
exec 4>&1

HOST=iphere
USER=test123
DESTDIR=/
SOURCEDIR=/something1/something2
PASS=test123

cd $SOURCEDIR

ftp -nv >&4 2>&4 |&
print -p open $HOST
print -p user $USER $PASS
print -p binary
#print -p cd $DESTDIR

ls | while read filename ; do
        [[ -f $filename ]] && print -p put $filename
done
print -p close
print -p bye
wait
exit 0

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
 

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LEARN ABOUT NETBSD

dput

dput(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   dput(1)

NAME

       dput - package upload tool for Debian

SYNTAX

       dput [options] [host] package.changes ...

DESCRIPTION

       This  is  a  tool  for uploading Debian packages into the archive. You may specify to which host it should upload the file by passing it an
       host argument. If omitted, dput uses the host specified by default_host (or, historically default_host_non-us) configuration option.   Also
       you have to pass the program one or more name of package.changes files and then they will be sequentially uploaded.

       This  program  will  then  upload  the  package for you into the archive, using a selected upload method. Currently dput supports ftp, scp,
       rsync, http, https, and local. The method scripts have been split from the main script  so  it  is  easy  to  add  new  methods.   Look	in
       /usr/share/dput/ for examples.

       Should  something  go  wrong  with your upload to destinations using the Debian upload queue daemon (e.g. ftp-master), you can remove files
       from the upload queue with dcut(1).

OPTIONS

       -c, --config - define a config file to use.

       -d, --debug - activate debugging mode, helpful if bugs occur.

       -D, --dinstall - do a dry run of dinstall after the upload.

       -f, --force - force an upload of an already uploaded package.

       -h, --help - print help information and exit.

       -H, --host-list - print the lists of hosts that dput knows about.

       -l, --lintian - run lintian before the upload.

       -U, --no-upload-log - do not write a .upload log file after uploading.

       -o, --check-only - check only the package and do not upload.

       -p, --print - print the configuration that dput is using.

       -P, --passive - use passive ftp instead of active. Note that passive ftp is the default unless specified  otherwise  in	the  configuration
       file.

       -s, --simulate - simulate an upload only.

       -u, --unchecked - don't check GnuPG signature on the changes file.

       -e,  --delayed  - Upload to a DELAYED queue, rather than the usual Incoming. This takes an argument from 0 to 15. Note that a delay of 0 is
       different from no delay at all.

       -v, --version - print version information and exit.

       -V, --check-version - check if the user has already installed and tested the package before putting it into the archive.

ENVIRONMENT

       This program doesn't depend on any environment variables. But if the variable USER is set, it will be used.

LICENSE

       This program is distributed under the terms of the GPL.

BUGS

       Please send bug reports to the author.

FILES

       /etc/dput.cf
	      global dput configuration file

       ~/.dput.cf
	      peruser dput configuration file

SEE ALSO

       dput.cf(5)
       dcut(1)
       /usr/share/doc/dput
       /usr/share/dput

AUTHOR

       dput was written Christian Kurz. The current maintainer is Thomas Viehmann <tv@beamnet.de>.

       Many other people have contributed to this code. See the Thanks file.

COMMENTS

       The author does appreciate comments and suggestions from you.

								  October 5, 2001							   dput(1)
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