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# 1  
Old 08-13-2010
FTP stores unwanted chars to output file
I want to only store date of all files. However, the below script also store
unwanted FTP related lines to output file.

Could someone tell me how to ignore them (see output first 6 lines)?

Thanks

Code:
    #Defining variables and assigning values
USR='admin'
PASSWD='abc'
HT='xyz.aaa.com'
FILE='S*.pdf
DIRNAME='/doc'
 
function LsFiles(){
ftp -n -i -v $HT <<end_ftp
user $USR $PASSWD
cd $DIRNAME
ls "-lrt *.pdf"
bye
end_ftp
}
 
LsFiles | awk '{ printf $6 " " $7"\n"}' >> output.txt)


output.txt file:
---------------

and PASS.
and PASS.


listing.
Jun 07
Jun 07
Jun 07
Jun 07
Jun 07
Jun 07
Jun 07
# 2  
Old 08-13-2010
FTP is not a shell, you shouldn't use it to script things that don't involve transferring files. You should be using ssh or the like... ssh will also let you do this more securely, by using secure keys instead of hardcoded human-readable text passwords.
# 3  
Old 08-16-2010
Thanks for the reply.

I need to use FTP because files are setting on remote server.

Let me give you more details about my problem.

I have backup_server and application_server.

backup_server has directory aaa. I need to check from application server
that is there any new files created today in the aaa dirctory. if yes, all files were created today or partial files?.

Based on all or partial, I have perform some actions from application server, before transferring files from backup_server to applicaiton_server.

I am not expert in scripting. Please suggest me the way.

Thanks
Dip

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Code:
#Defining variables and assigning values
USR='admin'
PASSWD='test'
HT='test.linux.ca'
FILE='S*.pdf'
DIRNAME='/docs'
 
echo $HT
ftp -n -i -v $HT <<end_ftp
user $USR $PASSWD
cd $DIRNAME
CT=ls -RF | sed -e '/^$/d' -e '/.*[/@:=|>]$/d' |wc -l
echo $CT
bye
end_ftp

It says invalid command. Can some one write. How to write the code
to count files on remote server.

Thanks
dip
# 4  
Old 08-17-2010
A few pointers:

1) Lose the "-v" switch to "ftp". It turns on verbose mode which where a lot of your excess messages are coming from.

2) The syntax of your function is incorrect.

3) There is a spurious trailing parenthesis at the end of the last line.

4) The FILES variable is never referenced.

Code:
#Defining variables and assigning values
USR='admin'
PASSWD='abc'
HT='xyz.aaa.com'
FILE='S*.pdf
DIRNAME='/doc'
 
LsFiles()
{
ftp -n -i $HT <<end_ftp
user $USR $PASSWD
cd $DIRNAME
ls "-lrt *.pdf"
bye
end_ftp
}
 
LsFiles | awk '{ printf $6 " " $7"\n"}' >> output.txt

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