Shell Programming and Scripting

I basically just need to transfer one file from one server to another.
So I first have to go to this server and with the user name and pass go to their directory and transfer it to another server with a diff user name and pass and paste it there.
I have this.

#!/bin/sh
HOST='directoryofserver2'
USER='yourid'
PASSWD='yourpw'
FILE='file.txt'

ftp -m $HOST >> END_SCRIPT
quote user $user
quote pass $passwd
put $file
END_SCRIPT
EXIT 0

I know I'm doing something wrong since nothing is being copied. how to solve this, help please

#!/bin/sh
HOST='directoryofserver2'
USER='yourid'
PASSWD='yourpw'
FILE='file.txt'

ftp -m $HOST >> END_SCRIPT
quote user $user
quote pass $passwd
put $file
END_SCRIPT
EXIT 0

I think you are trying to use END_SCRIPT to denote the end of the ftp stream. Then you must use '<<' and not '>>'.

Try this out and see if it helps

It is not >> but should be <<. If the problem is still there, post the error output please. You should have locally a file called END_SCRIPT now which you can delete.

Hi,


Have used the following script for ftp automation.
Hope this'll help you.

#########################3
#!/bin/bash
USER=anonymous
PASS=redhat
ftp -i -n << END
open <IP_ADDRESS>
user $USER $PASS
cd pub
get file1.txt
bye
exit 0


Regards,
Vinod.

You can also try the scp command.Below is the general syntax for scp.

Code:

scp -p file_name <hostname>:/path/where/the/file/should/be/placed

For more details

Code:

man scp

It's more of a problem of switching servers.

You see my script will be saved in the server hkhpdv13 under the directory of lets say dir/sample, my problem stems from transferring it to another server
let's say hkhpdv15 in that servers directory dir2/sample

should I first get the file from hkhpdv13? and save it to some file? I'm not familiar in how to switch directories inside a script

So in your case, the script can run on Server hkhpdv13.In your case scp command be:

Code:

scp -p /dir/sample/file1.txt hkhpdv15:/dir2/sample/file1.txt

If you want to switch directories based on user input,use $1 or $2 based on your input to the script.

If the servers need to be switched and if they are in a file:

Code:

for i in server.txt
do
scp -p /dir/sample/file1.txt $i:/dir2/sample/file1.txt
done

Hope this helps!

nua7