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ftp - How to download files which created today?

Hello experts,

I have written following script to download files which created today.

Unfortunately, it's not working.

test.ksh:

Code:

#Defining variables
USR='xxx'
PASSWD='yyyy'
HT='test.test.com'
FILE='S*.pdf'
XFILE=$(echo find . -type f -mtime 0)
ZFILE=$(echo ls -tR|grep 'Jun  8')
DIRNAME='/output_files/2010'

#Connecting to ftp site and downloading the file
ftp -n -i -v $HT <<END_SCRIPT
quote USER $USR
quote PASS $PASSWD
cd $DIRNAME
pwd
mget $ZFILE  
bye
END_SCRIPT
ls -l

I also tried:

Code:

mget $XFILE

It transfers all files.

I like to download only those files which created today.

Any suggention/code would be grealy appreciated.

Thanks in advance!!
Dip

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I am not sure '-mtime 0' will give you what you want. I found some code on the Internet to get today's file and tested it on my machine:

Code:

touch -t `date +%m%d0000` testfile
find . -type f -newer testfile

Make sure you test the code to see you are getting the file names in XFILE before you try the 'ftp' stuff.

Thanks.

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take a look to my suggestion to find files that are not older then 1 day:

Code:

find / -type f -mtime -1

hope that help

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Thanks guys for helping me.

I tried research3's suggetions:

PHP Code:


find / -type f -mtime -1

Above statement also returns y'days files.

soleil4716:
Could you pl. write me what is 'testfile'? How to test?

PHP Code:


touch -t `date +%m%d0000` testfile

find . -type f -newer testfile

One thing I like to mention that I am trying to download files from remote FTP server.
One of mine friend said this is only possible with 2 FTP sessions.

Thanks

Dip

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But from my point of view you don't have any find command in your ftp environment, therefore you have to create a list locally then grep and get your files.

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I am not expert in scripting. Could you pl. send me some code to do that?

Thanks
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give me only 15 min

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