Automating sftp using a shell script

bhandu · 07-17-2007, 01:10 AM

I want to download a file from Unix server 1 to Unix server 2 using a shell script and I want to use sftp for it.
Can anyone let me know how to automate sftp using a shell script for downloading a file.?

acid_kewpie · 07-17-2007, 01:28 AM

if you're automating a single copy, then i'd using scp not sftp, as that can just mimick a single local cp command on a command line. sftp can use the -b option to list a command file, but for a single file, that's hopefully OTT. this coupled with preshared keys under ssh and there is no automation to do... just a single scp command to put wherever you want.

bhandu · 07-17-2007, 01:49 AM

can u let me know how to use scp?

acid_kewpie · 07-17-2007, 01:56 AM

just read the manpage for it.