"ftp: u: unknown option" when script runs through VNC viewer

Fillys6 · 12-22-2005, 09:27 AM

If I run a script in GNOME on the console using bash, it runs fine.

If I run the same exact script in GNOME through VNC using bash, I get a "ftp: u: unknown option".

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Matir · 12-22-2005, 10:08 AM

I can't think of any reason VNC should change things. Have you run it with the bash -x option?

Fillys6 · 12-22-2005, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matir

I can't think of any reason VNC should change things. Have you run it with the bash -x option?

Thanks for your reply Matir.

No. I am just right-clicking on the file and selecting "Open with > bash". How would I start a file called "script" from the command line using the bash -x option?

Matir · 12-22-2005, 11:09 AM

If you open your terminal and go to the directory containing the script with the 'cd' command, you can run 'bash -x script', where script is the name of your script. This will display the commands bash is executing as it does so, which will enable one to see the command being passed to the 'ftp' program.

Fillys6 · 12-22-2005, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matir

If you open your terminal and go to the directory containing the script with the 'cd' command, you can run 'bash -x script', where script is the name of your script. This will display the commands bash is executing as it does so, which will enable one to see the command being passed to the 'ftp' program.

It worked!! This is great, thanks Matir.

Any idea why I have to use the -x switch when going through VNC? Just to confirm my original post (and for my sanity), I tested it again through VNC the way I normally do (right click then select bash) and it errored out. Tried it directly on the console and it worked fine. So I went back to VNC and ran "bash -x script" and it worked fine.

Matir · 12-22-2005, 02:13 PM

Now that's really odd. The -x wasn't supposed to make it work, just make it show us how it breaks.

Can you post the output of 'set' both through vnc and your normal desktop?

Fillys6 · 12-22-2005, 03:46 PM

Ok I take that back.

If I run the commands MANUALLY from a terminal using VNC, it works fine. If I let the script run the command it will give me the error.

Can I create a file that I can double click on that will execute the following code:

bash /directory/filename

Right now what I am doing is right clicking the the file and going to "Open with > bash".

Matir · 12-22-2005, 07:11 PM

You could create a file to do that, but I would suggest it would be better to try and fix it from the get go. Is there any chance you can post the script here? Feel free to obfuscate IPs or Passwords, but I'd like to test it on my machine.