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script error using ftp -v -n <<EOF
Name: Dave Alva Date: March 12, 2002 at 12:43:34 Pacific
Comment:
The main body of this script works as expected when not written as a function. When the script is written as shown below, the line "ftp -v -n <Does anyone know the proper syntax to write the line. I think it has something to do with possibly using the single quote, double quote, backslash or back quote charaters?
Thanks, Dave
#!/bin/sh # script1 # 2/19/02 by da # This script moves a data file from Computer1 to Computer2
ftpit() { cp /home/jdoe/tmplun1/test1 /home/jdoe/tmplun1/junk99 ftp -v -n < open computer2 user xxxx pppp cd /home/jdoe !cd /home/jdoe/tmplun1 put junk99 close quit exit cd /home/jdoe }
Name: Dave Alva Date: March 12, 2002 at 12:50:32 Pacific
Reply:
This is a correction to my original posting. The line should read "ftp -v -n < ftp -v -n < open computer2 user xxxx pppp cd /home/jdoe !cd /home/jdoe/tmplun1 put junk99 close quit exit
ftpit() { cp /home/jdoe/tmplun1/test1 /home/jdoe/tmplun1/junk99 ftp -iv << EOF open computer2 user xxxx pppp cd /home/jdoe lcd /home/jdoe/tmplun1 put junk99 close quit exit cd /home/jdoe EOF }
if [ -s test1 ] then ftpit fi
Let me know if everything is OK.
Paulo Alves Vieira
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Response Number 3
Name: Paulo Alves Date: March 14, 2002 at 10:21:06 Pacific
Reply:
David,
I tested your script in my server and I discovered the problem. The word EOF is obligatory and has a positional field. Then put the word EOF at first field like the example. After your test, please, e-mail me.
I wrote the original script ( in blue letters ) and fixed ( in red letters), look !!!
ftpit() { cp /home/jdoe/tmplun1/test1 /home/jdoe/tmplun1/junk99 ftp -v -n < open computer2 user xxxx pppp cd /home/jdoe !cd /home/jdoe/tmplun1 put junk99 close quit exit cd /home/jdoe EOF }
Name: Peter4u Date: March 16, 2002 at 14:06:52 Pacific
Reply:
Hi folks,
The construct which is used here is called "HERE DOCUMENT".
This means that everything that comes between the "beginning marker" and the "end marker" is treated as if it would be keyed in directly on the terminal.
The "beginning marker" has always the form: lt-sign lt-sign keyword
and the "end marker" is just the keyword
Typically the keyword is EOF but other words are also possible.
(The lt-sign doesn't work well, if I enter it in this amilbox, for that reason I just used the words, but you have to use the sign, which spells in HTML as & l t ; "<" and is on my us-keyboard on Shift-comma)
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Response Number 5
Name: sanjay rawal Date: July 16, 2002 at 15:51:19 Pacific
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