Ftp File from Win to Unix & Create File

[saw15]

I use a simple *.sh file to ftp files from a windows server to unix server.

At the end of ftp job, I want to create a text file which will act as a trigger file for another job.

Can you create a file within a ftp session?

Example... I ftp (get) approx 50 client files in the morning, once the ftp job gets the last file, I want to create a trigger file "start.txt" to use. Can this be done from the ftp session?

Help is appreciated.

 

[KenCunningham]

I guess it depends on which flavour, but you can use:

! touch start.txt

to write an empty file within the ftp session. Alternativly, if the file has to contain something, use cp to copy a 'template' file to start.txt, again using ! within the ftp session.

HTH.

 

[saw15]

Thanks Ken, yes it was helpful. Ended up using the !touch.