https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-with-the-nmap-subcommand/m-p/3262880#M888474 Thank you. It worked perfectly. I read the comments concerning the \ but must have misunderstood. Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:19:55 GMT John Bolton 2004-04-29T09:19:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-with-the-nmap-subcommand/m-p/3262878#M888472 the nmap subcommand does not seem to map the file name correctly.<BR /><BR />My example:<BR />remote system A has a file named a.b that I want to get to local system B.<BR /><BR />local system B: command string:<BR /><BR />ftp -in &lt;&lt; EOD<BR />open systema<BR />user gorilla banana<BR />lcd /temp/systemb/files<BR />cd /temp/systema/files<BR />nmap $1.$2 $1.$2.daily.HOT1.five.six.ARD<BR />mget *<BR />quit<BR />EOD<BR /><BR />Produces a file on local system B:<BR /><BR />/temp/systemb/files/..daily.HOT1.five.six.ARD<BR /><BR />Any suggestions? Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:57:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-with-the-nmap-subcommand/m-p/3262878#M888472 John Bolton 2004-04-29T08:57:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-with-the-nmap-subcommand/m-p/3262879#M888473 Hi<BR /><BR />try<BR />nmap \$1.\$2 \$1.\$2<BR /><BR /><BR />You are getting the shell values<BR /><BR /> Steve Steel<BR /> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:05:10 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-with-the-nmap-subcommand/m-p/3262879#M888473 Steve Steel 2004-04-29T09:05:10Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-with-the-nmap-subcommand/m-p/3262880#M888474 Thank you. It worked perfectly. I read the comments concerning the \ but must have misunderstood. Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:19:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftp-with-the-nmap-subcommand/m-p/3262880#M888474 John Bolton 2004-04-29T09:19:55Z