script to move files

[Dennis Handly]

# echo scp -p $(< file_list)
syntax error: `(' unexpected

Then use quotes: echo "scp -p $(< file_list)"

># echo $SHELL

This only works if you don't invoke a different shell.
Try: ps -fp $$

[NDO]

Sorry Dennis!

I am lost:

root@nrtrde2 # ls file_list
file_list
root@nrtrde2 # echo "scp -p $(< file_list)"
scp -p $(< file_list)
root@nrtrde2 # ps -fp $$
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
root 23099 23097 0 12:22:01 pts/1 0:00 -sh
root@nrtrde2 #


the echo just yields that


regards

F.R.

[Dennis Handly]

What HP-UX version are you on?
After you type escape in your real shell, what version does control-V show?

When I do that echo:
$ echo "scp -p $(< file_list)"
sh: file_list: Cannot find or open the file.

(Because I don't have file.)

About the only way that echo can produce that output is if the file "file_list" contains the string:
$(< file_list)

[NDO]

Hi James & Dennis


Its now working fine, what I did was to use as a second marker as file (/tmp/ref3) file with a much shorter period of time 201104052359.

Files are now being sent to the other server, but I will have create several chunks of markers in order to send all the April files.

Thank you for your help


regards

Fernando

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Fernando:

> Thank you for your help

If you are satisfied with the help that you received, please read the following about assigning points:

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/help/faqpage/faq-category-id/kudos#kudos

Regards!

...JRF..

[NDO]

Yes James, I always assign points to everybody, but just one more query.

I did run the those comands on the prompt. If I put those on a script will it work?


regards


Fernando

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi (again) Fernando:

> I did run the those comands on the prompt. If I put those on a script will it work?

Yes. However, if you plan to run your script from a 'crontask' remember that 'cron' establishes a minimal environment. In particular, any environmental variables that are in your 'profile's will be missing. Plan ahead accordingly, of course. See the manpages for 'crontab' for more information.

Regards!

...JRF...

[NDO]

Thank you all, I have already assign points.