topic Re: remote copy file in Operating System - HP-UX

remote copy file

chad_c — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:25:16 GMT

We are attempting to remote copy (rcp) a sys image file created from a make_net_recovery. However, the file name has a colon in it and the rcp function thinks it is listing the host.

We could change the file name, however can any one shed some light on remote coping a file with a colon in it?

riovo# rcp 2006-12-15,15:43 txovo:/arc/sys_backups/rinnm5/
rcmd: 2006-12-15,15: Unknown host
riovo#

Regards,
Chad

Re: remote copy file

Coolmar — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:27:53 GMT

Did you try putting the file name in double quotes?

"txovo:/arc/sys_backups/rinnm5/"

Re: remote copy file

James R. Ferguson — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:29:40 GMT

Hi Chad:

Any time you have characters special to the shell, you simply escape them. This is one way:

# rcp -p "file:with:colons" otherhost:/tmp

Regards!

..JRF...

Re: remote copy file

chad_c — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:37:24 GMT

Yes. We did try that with the same results.

riovo# rcp -p "2006-12-15,15:43" txovo:/arc/sys_backups/rinnm5/
rcmd: 2006-12-15,15: Unknown host
riovo# rcp "2006-12-15,15:43" txovo:/arc/sys_backups/rinnm5/
rcmd: 2006-12-15,15: Unknown host
riovo#

Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Chad

Re: remote copy file

spex — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:40:07 GMT

Hi Chad,

You should really consider changing that filename, as it will no doubt cause other problems.

Chiding aside,

$ rcp /full/path/to/2006-12-15,15:43 txovo:/arc/sys_backups/rinnm5/

$ rcp ./2006-12-15,15:43 txovo:/arc/sys_backups/rinnm5/

both work on my test system.

PCS

Re: remote copy file

chad_c — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:43:19 GMT

ta da....give that man a rabbit hat :)