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Old 10-15-2010
ftp and running a script
Hi,

I want to write a script that can connect from server A to server B .. so i need the following

1. sftp to server B
2. pull some files out from server B using an existing script in server A

Can I do that?

Thanks
# 2  
Old 10-15-2010
Simple!

You will need keys so there is no password prompt, or something like expect to run under a pseudo-terminal to allow writing pasword as /dev/tty.

You might as well use scp, and save all the complex dialog.

Consider trying compression to speed transfer and save net bandwidth.
# 3  
Old 10-15-2010
I am not sure if I understood your question, but you can do it using SCP/SFTP and SSH:
Code:
# Execute SCP/SFTP to retreive files
scp <user>@<host>:<remote file/pattern> <local directory>
# Execute SSH to do something in the remote host
echo "<your script here>" | ssh -C -l <user> <host>

# 4  
Old 10-15-2010
PS: scp also has an arg to force checking the target to be a dir, in case it is missing, so the first does not become a dir-named-flat-file and the rest overwrite it.
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