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Old 01-07-2013
Using pipe in FTP session
Hi All , I want to use pipe in ftp session . Please let me know if there is any possibility

I have done FTP to a remote host with proper username and password
Now I want to take the latest file in a directory . The below is not workinf

Code:
ftp> ls -lrt  | tail -1

please let me know how can i achieve the same
Last edited by Scott; 01-07-2013 at 01:24 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 2  
Old 01-07-2013
You can't. If your ftp even honors ls -lrt, it's giving you more than is required.

FTP is not shell. It is very simple and stupid.
# 3  
Old 01-07-2013
Hi Corona,
Thanks for your reply . I understand the below command is not valid in FTP session
Code:
ftp> ls -lrt  | tail -1

But is there any other way to find last updated file in a directory in remote host
Last edited by Scott; 01-07-2013 at 01:24 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 4  
Old 01-07-2013
Sure, you can do that outside ftp.

Code:
ftp <<EOF | tail -n 1
<commands to login>
ls -lrt
quit
EOF

This is assuming your FTP honors ls -lrt.
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Old 01-07-2013
Code:
ftp> ls -lrt  |"tail -1"

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