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Hi guys
In this scenario, i have been able to transfer the file from a remote server to my local server, but how to delete the file from remote server once its copied. I am using this command

Code:

 MYFILE=/tmp/MyFiLe.$$
echo rm FROM_DIR/K* >$MYFILE

then

Code:

sftp -b $MYFILE
rm -f $MYFILE

and I have created a file called MyFiLe in /tmp with contents

Code:

rm -f xxxxx@33232.212431:/K*

But it ain't working

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"But it ain't working" is NOT something that we can base an error analysis on.

From looking at your post, I'd suggest you supply the authentication credentials to the sftp command itself and remove them from the batch file.
And, I'm not sure sftp's rm will accept the -f option.
And, shouldn't FROM_DIR be expanded in the echo command?
And, make sure the * in the echo command is escaped, otherwise it could be expanded to fitting file names.