Single line sftp upload

[Paulo Sampaio]

I rally recommend using key authentication, you could have something like:

$ scp -i key.pem /home/user/my_file user at host:/home/user/my_file_online



Atenciosamente,
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2012/10/23 Steve Flynn <anothermindbomb at gmail.com>

> On 23 October 2012 19:59, Oliver Marshall <oliver.marshall at g2support.com>wrote:
>
>
>> Really its a limitation of our management tool when it runs under linux.
>> It has problems with things like the ftp command where it requires the
>> commands to be in a text file. It's easier for us to have everything on one
>> line, the host, username, password, file source and destination. I used to
>> use gftp but for various reasons I can't in this instance.
>>
>
> I see. Would it be acceptable to have the commands to upload the file in a
> here document, as in:
>
> sftp user at 1.2.3.4 << ALL_DONE
> I_cant_believe_you're_still_using_passwords!
> lcd my_local_directory
> cd /remote_directory/
> put myfile their_file
> bye
> ALL_DONE
>
> ?
>
> I'm assuming this also causes some issues for your environment, but to be
> honest, I can't think of an sftp client which can do what you require...
> mind you, I've only really spent any time with sftp as I've never had to
> work under the restrictions you have.
>
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