Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi,
I have configured keygen-ssh settings on my remote server and from putty also now I log on from my machine through putty to remote server and it is pass wordless authentication , Now I have a small sftp script that transfer text files from one folder to another folder within that server itself...below is the code ....

Code:

sftp username@host <<EOF
lcd /home/dirA
cd /home/dirB
mput *.txt
exit

Now I was planning to keep a seprate configuration file in which password will not be there since open ssh settings have been already done...structure of the properties file(archieve1.config) would be...

Code:

#############################################

#Properties file for SFTP files

#############################################


#remoteurl of the machine 
Remoteurl=pngp.wal.com

# your user id 
userid=youruserid


#This is the source directoy from where the files will be picked up
SrcFolders=/home/Administrator/files


#This directory path should end with a slash(/)
DestFolder=/home/Administrator/output/


#the pattern of the files
SourcefilePattern=*.txt

Now I was plaaning to write a seprate main script that will read the above configuration file for server name and userid and for the folders....now please guide me how would be the main script file would be..and it will do the same task of moving text files from one folder to another.?

Planning is not all, writing it is far better...
If you have no idea how to, start by writing down in pseudo-code (and documenting the processing is at this stage very helpful for others to understand what you are trying to achieve) or plain english ( not as good though...).
we can then help you in figuring out what is the best

Hi,
I want that main file would read the the configuration file for all the details like user-id and server name and the folders location...

the structure of the main file that i was assuming some one would be like ...

Code:

#!/bin/sh
. archieve1.config

ftp -vin >> ftp.log <<EOF
open $Remoteurl
user $userid 
cd $DestFolder
lcd $SrcFolders
put $SourcefilePattern
bye
EOF

but this not proper since in sftp we write userid@servername...plz help me in guiding for main file ..!!

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Hi ,
I request you ,If you can please guide me in the main script file how my main script file would be..!!Thanks in advance

If you are using sftp, why are you not using batch mode then with -b option ?
Read the man pages!

If you had not waited time waiting for others to do the job for you, you would have found searching a bit in this forum:
e.g.
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...ch-script.html
That explains it all