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Old 12-03-2010
Sftp working on Linux but error on HP UX

Hi

the below two line in my sh work fine in Linux but when I run it in HP UX it throws error saying "No such file or directory (-)."

can anyone pleas let me know what is wrong. Any help is appreciated.
Code:
INPUTFILE="$(echo ls -1t | sftp -b- $SFTPSERVER:$SFTPDIR |grep ^LK| head -1)"
echo get $INPUTFILE | sftp -b- $SFTPSERVER:$SFTPDIR | sed "s/^/$RUN_DT /g"

Thanks
MM

Last edited by vbe; 12-03-2010 at 09:46 AM.. Reason: code tags please
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Old 12-03-2010
sftp is not native on HP-UX, it belongs to the optional secure shell bundle, so tart by checking if it exists... then know the version (platform) of HP-UX can help you know...
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