[SOLVED] file existnse

Originally Posted by akshay_satish ret = posix_spawnp( &pid, argv[0], NULL, NULL, argv, NULL); //After this i perform a waitpid();

The code above seems to suggest that you have having your program, which name is stored in argv[0], launch itself again.

Did you define your own argv array to contain a reference to the scp command and associated arguments?

yes, i used my own argv array which is why I thought I could use strerror() and thought posix_spawnp will give me the correct status:
SCP Return Codes
0
Operation was successful
1
General error in file copy
2
Destination is not directory, but it should be
3
Maximum symlink level exceeded
4
Connecting to host failed.
5
Connection broken
6
File does not exist
7
No permission to access file.
8
General error in sftp protocol
9
File transfer protocol mismatch
10
No file matches a given criteria
65
Host not allowed to connect
66
General error in ssh protocol
67
Key exchange failed
68
Reserved
69
MAC error
70
Compression error
71
Service not available
72
Protocol version not supported
73
Host key not verifiable
74
Connection failed
75
Disconnected by application
76
Too many connections
77
Authentication cancelled by user
78
No more authentication methods available
79
Invalid user name

  argv[0] = "scp";
   argv[1] = "-q";
    argv[2] = "-o StrictHostKeychecking=no";
    argv[3] = "some_path";
    argv[4] = dst_path;
    argv[5] = NULL;

Again, according to the man-page of scp, 0 is returned on success, and a number > 0 is returned on the occurrence of an error.

I do not know where you obtained the list of status values; it does not appear on the man-page for 'scp', and I have taken the effort to check on Linux, HP-UX, and a Mac. Are you on a different OS?

Originally Posted by dwhitney67 Again, according to the man-page of scp, 0 is returned on success, and a number > 0 is returned on the occurrence of an error. I do not know where you obtained the list of status values; it does not appear on the man-page for 'scp', and I have taken the effort to check on Linux, HP-UX, and a Mac. Are you on a different OS?

whoops i am sorry, actually i did the same exercise as you performed and couldnt get the error status. I am using linux..i found this on google.. sorry i should have mentioned the source, my bad!! So with my implementation , you dont recommend using strerror??

Originally Posted by akshay_satish whoops i am sorry, actually i did the same exercise as you performed and couldnt get the error status. I am using linux..i found this on google.. sorry i should have mentioned the source, my bad!! So with my implementation , you dont recommend using strerror??

I recommend using popen(); use it to read any output that 'scp' may return. For example:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    const char* scp_cmd = "/usr/bin/scp";
    const char* scp_src = (argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "/etc/hosts");
    const char* scp_dst = "localhost:";

    char cmd[1024] = {0};

    snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s -q -o StrictHostKeychecking=no %s %s 2>&1", scp_cmd, scp_src, scp_dst);

    FILE* cmd_fp = popen(cmd, "r");

    if (cmd_fp)
    {
        char output[256] = {0};

        fgets(output, sizeof(output), cmd_fp);

        if (strlen(output) == 0)
        {
           fprintf(stdout, "Transfer completed successfully.\n");
        }
        else
        {
            fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s", output);
        }

        pclose(cmd_fp);
    }
    else
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "Command failed; reason is %s [%d]\n", strerror(errno), errno);
        return errno;
    }

    return 0;
}

Originally Posted by dwhitney67 I recommend using popen(); use it to read any output that 'scp' may return. For example: #include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #include <errno.h> #include <sys/wait.h> int main(int argc, char** argv) { const char* scp_cmd = "/usr/bin/scp"; const char* scp_src = (argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "/etc/hosts"); const char* scp_dst = "localhost:"; char cmd[1024] = {0}; snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s -q -o StrictHostKeychecking=no %s %s 2>&1", scp_cmd, scp_src, scp_dst); FILE* cmd_fp = popen(cmd, "r"); if (cmd_fp) { char output[256] = {0}; fgets(output, sizeof(output), cmd_fp); if (strlen(output) == 0) { fprintf(stdout, "Transfer completed successfully.\n"); } else { fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s", output); } pclose(cmd_fp); } else { fprintf(stderr, "Command failed; reason is %s [%d]\n", strerror(errno), errno); return errno; } return 0; }

this is great..thanks a lot!!.... Appreciated.

Originally Posted by akshay_satish this is great..thanks a lot!!.... Appreciated.

I understand why my code doesnt work clearly after running your example. Yours works like a charm mate... thanks!! but just a thought:
I am giving a wrong scp command on purpose (this is how it would be stored internally in "cmd" per your code):

scp -p  -o StrictHostKeychecking=no aks@something.com:/test/tmp /tmp

This is actually giving me the print saying Transfer completed successfully!! I am wondering how..
coudl you pls explain the below 2 lines pls:

fgets(output, sizeof(output), cmd_fp);

        if (strlen(output) == 0)

So this is code doesnt work for me for an invalid scp syntax. Just a little new to this concept. would really appreciate your help.. m 80% done

Originally Posted by akshay_satish I understand why my code doesnt work clearly after running your example. Yours works like a charm mate... thanks!! but just a thought: I am giving a wrong scp command on purpose (this is how it would be stored internally in "cmd" per your code): scp -p -o StrictHostKeychecking=no aks@something.com:/test/tmp /tmp This is actually giving me the print saying Transfer completed successfully!! I am wondering how..

This is the error I get when running the command on my system:

/usr/bin/scp -p -o StrictHostKeychecking=no aks@something.com:/test/tmp /tmp
ssh: Could not resolve hostname something.com: Name or service not known

If I modify the code I provided earlier to adjust the scp_src and the scp_dst, I get the following error:

Error: ssh: Could not resolve hostname something.com: Name or service not known

Originally Posted by akshay_satish coudl you pls explain the below 2 lines pls: fgets(output, sizeof(output), cmd_fp); if (strlen(output) == 0)

fgets() reads from the stream cmd_fp, up to a certain amount of characters. If there is nothing to read, then it is assumed the command (that is, scp) succeeded. This of course only works if scp is passed the -q option.

P.S. Here's the modified code I tested with:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    const char* scp_cmd = "/usr/bin/scp";
/*
    const char* scp_src = (argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "/etc/hosts");
    const char* scp_dst = "localhost:";
*/
    const char* scp_src = "aks@something.com:/test/tmp";
    const char* scp_dst = "/tmp";

    char cmd[1024] = {0};

    snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s -p -q -o StrictHostKeychecking=no %s %s 2>&1", scp_cmd, scp_src, scp_dst);

    fprintf(stdout, "Executing the following command:\n%s\n", cmd);

    FILE* cmd_fp = popen(cmd, "r");

    if (cmd_fp)
    {
        char output[256] = {0};

        fgets(output, sizeof(output), cmd_fp);

        if (strlen(output) == 0)
        {
           fprintf(stdout, "Transfer completed successfully.\n");
        }
        else
        {
            fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s", output);
        }

        pclose(cmd_fp);
    }
    else
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "Command failed; reason is %s [%d]\n", strerror(errno), errno);
        return errno;
    }

    return 0;
}

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EDIT: I'm wagering that you forgot to place this at the end of your command buffer in your code: "2>&1". This directs standard-error to standard-out, thus enabling the fgets() to do its job.

Hi dwhitney, i see you have replied but I am able to view only one page on this thread.. has this been lost or something?

Originally Posted by akshay_satish Hi dwhitney, i see you have replied but I am able to view only one page on this thread.. has this been lost or something?

It has been restored. Apparently LQ had DB problems yesterday.

Originally Posted by dwhitney67 It has been restored. Apparently LQ had DB problems yesterday.

thanks a lot.. i've acquired a lot of knowledge from u.. i hope u dont mind some of my trivial doubts.. thanks again DWhitney!!cheers.