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# 1  
Old 05-20-2009
Problem in redirecting ftp msgs to a log file
Hi all..
The following set of statements is used in a shell script to ftp a file to a remote machine
Quote:
if [ $LGLFLAG = "T" ]
then
echo "$Machine $Password $ctlvar"
ftp -nv $Machine <<End_of_input
user "dhc\ftp-cognew" $Password
lcd /apps/lawson/fin/data
cd /ftp-cognew
$ctlvar
bye
End_of_input
>>$TmpLogFile
else
cat $TmpCtlFile | ftp -v $Machine >> $TmpLogFile
fi
cat $TmpLogFile

ftp_status=`grep -c $Success $TmpLogFile`

if [ $ftp_status -eq 0 ]
then
echo "\nERROR: problem occurred during $Action"
I want to redirect the ftp messages thrown by the first ftp statement to a log file. As you can see there is a logic downstream to decide if the ftp was a success or not. But i am not able to do so. As you can see since i have used '>>' the ftp messages are not getting redirected. Please help me in this
# 2  
Old 05-20-2009
I don't understand all your requirements but this is how to redirect a here document
Code:
ftp -nv $Machine <<End_of_input >> $TmpLogFile
.........
........
End_of_Input

# 3  
Old 05-21-2009
Thanks.. this solved my problem
# 4  
Old 05-21-2009
I am trying to understand your script.....

ftp -nv $Machine <<End_of_input

What does <<End_of_input mean here? Also what does
End_of_input
>>$TmpLogFile
mean?
# 5  
Old 05-21-2009
Search the forums for a 'here document' -
<< MARKER


MARKER

Any string you want (not a command) can be a delimiter for a here document.

Redirection for here document:
some command << EOF > outputofcomanndgoesinthisfile.log

EOF
# 6  
Old 05-21-2009
Essentially "<<End_of_input" in the statement says that the following lines will be input to the command ftp -nv $Machine till a similar string End_of_input is encountered.
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