FTP file test

[Mag0007]

Is there a way to test if a file exists on a remote system?

I have its ftp username/password.

 

[KenCunningham]

I guess you could try a get on the file from ftp and if it fails, you know the file isn't there.

 

[Mag0007]

i would think there is a ftp logic command or something...

 

[p5wizard]

you might want to try

modtime <filename>

gives timestamp of a file

not in all FTP clients/servers I think

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[Mag0007]

it seems I can use "nlist" which is a default on almost all ftp clients. I am using a standard UNIX ftp client. (HP-UX)

didn't think this was going to be this hard

 

[KenCunningham]

We do it by writing the output of the ftp command to a file and then grepping that file for specific 'success' or 'failure' messages, based on the message returned from a get command. Simple enough to set up.

 

[Mag0007]

got it thanks!