Help with an scp command line appreciated

[Steven E. Protter]

/bin/sh

cd /home/xfer
scp 192.168.0.40://backups/*.gz .

Pretty simple right. I have to type exit at the command line to get the transfer to start.

This is Red Hat Linux 7.3 on both ends and the same command line works without issue in HP-UX.

Generous points awarded for the command line that makes this work without user interventions.

The prompt I get requiring an exit command looks like this:

[root@telaviv bin]# ./copyprod
sh-2.05a#

How strange is this?

Steve

[Stuart Browne · Accepted solution]

How about we start with the #! line at the start of 'copyprod' ? (the first half-dozen or so lines would be nice so we can rule out a shell running there)

You're launching a sub-shell, and the script doesn't appear to be run correctly.

Apart from that, the 'scp' command shouldn't have two /'s after the :. Could cause some minor issues.

[Steven E. Protter]

I don't have access to the script right now, but I that was a copy/paste error writing the post.

I will check it and get back to you.

Steve

[Steven E. Protter]

It was not a copy/paste error, it was the problem.

Lesson for the youngins in sysadmin. Sometimes it takes another pair of eyes to spot the problem.

Thanks.

Steve

[Jochen Heuer]

Hi Steve,

but the error you described *can* be caused by this ... So maybe it wasn't a c&p error :-)

[Steven E. Protter]

A grain of truth fore sure.

If I was using a gui or netterm to create the script its possible I didn't select the pound sign when cutting and pasting.

netterm can'd keep its colors straight when connected to a RH box so I rarely use it.

To maintain correct permissions, I generally copy a working script and then make changes. This means I got careless with the x key in vi.

DOH!

Steve