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# 1  
Old 07-03-2013
How to pass arguments to an sftp script??
hi,

Is it possible to pass arguments to a sftp script and use those arguments in the program?

for example

sftp_script

Code:
FILENAME=$1

#!/usr/bin/expect
spawn /usr/bin/sftp abc@ftp.abc.com
expect "abc@ftp.abc.com's password:"
send "pass\r"
expect "sftp>"
send "mput $FILENAME\r"
expect "sftp>"
send "bye\r"
expect eof

i don't know whetherthe above code works or not. but i want to pass the FILENAME to the sftp script.. can anyone tell if its possible or not.. if possible then plz suggest your idea.
# 2  
Old 07-03-2013
Has it thrown any error?
# 3  
Old 07-03-2013
i have not checked it yet. this is how i thought i can pass but only 10% sure of it. so will it work??

---------- Post updated at 09:46 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:35 AM ----------

it throws this error

i used this script
sftp-script

Code:
#!/usr/bin/expect
FILENAME=$1
spawn /usr/bin/sftp abc@ftp.abc.com
expect "abc@ftp.abc.com's password:"
send "pass\r"
expect "sftp>"
send "mget $FILENAME\r"
expect "sftp>"
send "bye\r"
expect eof


Code:
$./sftp-script s1.txt

can't read "1": no such variable
    while executing
"FILENAME=$1"
    (file "./sftp-script" line 2)

is there any other way??
# 4  
Old 07-03-2013
try..

Code:
 
set FILENAME [lindex $argv 0]

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# 5  
Old 07-03-2013
ya it works fine.. thanks for the help..
# 6  
Old 07-03-2013
You do not need to use the expect brute-forcing tool to store and cram plaintext passwords insecurely into sftp. If you use keys, sftp automatic login will work directly, safely, and securely with no expect mumbo-jumbo. This is how it's supposed to work.

If your workplace has disallowed keys, they likely mean to forbid automatic login, and will be livid to discover you circumventing their rules by using an insecure, third-party brute-forcing utility instead.
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# 7  
Old 07-04-2013
i tried the above for a password less secure login.
i created a pair of keys in my local server using
Code:
ssh-keygen -t rsa

when i tried to copy the ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub into the remote server using

Code:
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub abc@ftp.abc.com

it gave this error

Code:
-bash: ssh-copy-id: command not found

what could be the possible reason for this.??
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