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Old 02-25-2015
RedHat Deleting multiple files off an ftp server once they have been downloaded

Hello,

I have a server that I have to ftp files off and they all start SGRD and are followed by 6 numbers.

Code:
SGRD000001
SGRD000002
SGRD000003

The script I have will run every 10 mins to pick up files as new ones will be coming in all the time and what I want to do is delete the files I have picked up from the ftp site as I don't want to keep downloading the same files.

Once I have downloaded the files I need to rename them. Before the renaming process I have done an ls SGRD* > Myfile on the files I have downloaded and then run a loop to put delete in front of the file names.

Myfile contents
Code:
delete SGRD000001
delete SGRD000002
delete SGRD000003

Is there anyway that I can run the commands within Myfile on the ftp server so that I just delete the files I downloaded ?

Another question I have is, is it possible to move the files that I have downloaded into a backup folder on the ftp server or do I have do download the files and upload them back to the ftp server ?

I tried rename in various different ways and it didn't work with multiple files.

Last edited by rbatte1; 02-25-2015 at 10:30 AM.. Reason: Added ICODE tags
 

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ftp::geturl(n)							    ftp client							    ftp::geturl(n)

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NAME
ftp::geturl - Uri handler for ftp urls SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.2 package require ftp::geturl ?0.2.1? ::ftp::geturl url _________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION
This package provides a command which wraps around the client side of the ftp protocol provided by package ftp to allow the retrieval of urls using the ftp schema. API
::ftp::geturl url This command can be used by the generic command ::uri::geturl (See package uri) to retrieve the contents of ftp urls. Internally it uses the commands of the package ftp to fulfill the request. The contents of a ftp url are defined as follows: file The contents of the specified file itself. directory A listing of the contents of the directory in key value notation where the file name is the key and its attributes the asso- ciated value. link The attributes of the link, including the path it refers to. BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category ftp of the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation. SEE ALSO
ftpd, mime, pop3, smtp KEYWORDS
ftp, internet, net, rfc 959 CATEGORY
Networking ftp 0.2.1 ftp::geturl(n)
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