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# 1  
Old 07-08-2009
[SOLVED]find -exec scp
Hello,
I'm facing a problem with a command that works on Linux but not on Unix (Solaris 10).

I want to find files and scp then to another server. This command is:

Code:
find /path -type f -exec scp  {} root@node000C76211737:{} \;

All the files are found correctly but it looks like the last "{}" is not replaces by the file name and all the files are actually copied to file {} in the root's home dir.

Code:
$ ll
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root           0 Jul  8 14:38 {}

What's wrong ?
Last edited by Tex-Twil; 07-09-2009 at 04:50 AM..
# 2  
Old 07-08-2009
Hm works even on AIX and it's find will be more limited than GNU's find or on Solaris I bet. Maybe try a workaround with xargs?

Edit: I jsut noticed that scp told me it transfered the files but I can't find them by no means. Maybe I would need a workaround in that case on AIX too. Just as info that my 1st message is not correct it seems.
Last edited by zaxxon; 07-08-2009 at 10:24 AM.. Reason: Added info
# 3  
Old 07-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaxxon
Edit: I jsut noticed that scp told me it transfered the files but I can't find them by no means. Maybe I would need a workaround in that case on AIX too. Just as info that my 1st message is not correct it seems.
Yeah everything looks fine:

Code:
~$ find test -type f  -exec scp ${SCP_OPTS} -r {} root@192.168.0.1:{} \;
3.txt                100% |***********************************************************|     0       00:00
4.txt                100% |***********************************************************|     0       00:00
5.txt                100% |***********************************************************|     0       00:00
2.txt                100% |***********************************************************|     0       00:00
1.txt                100% |***********************************************************|    12       00:00

All the files are copied but the destination is the "{}" file on the remote host:

Code:
$ file /root/\{\}
/root/{}:       ascii text

# 4  
Old 07-08-2009
Taking a hint from the man page of find on Linux:
Code:
The string `{}' is replaced by the current file name being
processed everywhere it occurs in the arguments to the command, not just in
arguments where it is alone, as in some versions of find.

Might be that that's your problem. Try running it as
Code:
$ find test -type f  -exec scp ${SCP_OPTS} -r {} root@192.168.0.1:/root/. \;

# 5  
Old 07-08-2009
As suggested try it with xargs:

Code:
find ./test -type f  | xargs -i scp  '{}' root@192.168.0.1:/full/path/to/dir/

[ Assuming you have set a passwordless login. ]


Quote:
Originally Posted by Tex-Twil
All the files are copied but the destination is the "{}" file on the remote host:

Code:
$ file /root/\{\}
/root/{}:       ascii text

... find's -exec does not support that kind of replacement.
# 6  
Old 07-08-2009
ok so this confirm my problem.

Thanks,
Tex

---------- Post updated at 09:01 AM ---------- Previous update was at 08:57 AM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by pludi
Taking a hint from the man page of find on Linux:
Code:
The string `{}' is replaced by the current file name being
processed everywhere it occurs in the arguments to the command, not just in
arguments where it is alone, as in some versions of find.

I'm not sure to get the meaning of that Smilie

Does the "alone" means that {} has to be surrounded by spaces in order to be replaced ?

---------- Post updated at 09:12 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:01 AM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by rubin
As suggested try it with xargs:
Code:
find ./test -type f  | xargs -i scp  '{}' root@192.168.0.1:/full/path/to/dir/

What about
Quote:
find test -type f | xargs -i scp '{}' root@192.168.0.1:'{}'
This would avoid using the full path on the target host.
Last edited by Tex-Twil; 07-08-2009 at 11:29 AM..
# 7  
Old 07-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tex-Twil
ok so this confirm my problem.

Thanks,
Tex
So was your problem solved ?



Quote:
Originally Posted by Tex-Twil
What about

Quote:
find test -type f | xargs -i scp '{}' root@192.168.0.1:'{}'
This would avoid using the full path on the target host.

Well..., try it and see what happens - it'll default to the home directory, but I prefer to put a path in front of the filenames, so you can do something like this:

Code:
find ./test -type f  | xargs -i scp  '{}' root@192.168.0.1:~/'{}'

____
Even this will be enough ( defaulting to remote server's home dir ) ...

Code:
find ./test -type f  | xargs -i scp  '{}' root@192.168.0.1:

Last edited by rubin; 07-08-2009 at 12:16 PM.. Reason: added final option
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