SFTP as a background job

[minus0]

Hello all,

I have a rather large file (~15 gigs) to be transferred from one environment to another - Is it possible to SFTP files as a background job? I tried doing a put file1 target\file1 &, knowing it wouldn't work but ...

Thanks in advance.

 

[khalidaaa]

How about this:

cd /destination_dir
ssh source_machine 'cd /source_dir ; find . -print | backup -iqf -' | restore -xqvpf - &

Regards,
Khalid

 

[DSMARWAY]

Hi

or you could create a script to sftp the file , run script as batch job

e.g.

DET=$(sftp $REMUSER@$REMHOST 2>${ERR} << EOD
cd $FTPDIR
put ${SOURCEFILE}
exit
EOD
)

 

[minus0]

Thanks Khalid, DSMARWAY for your suggestions - these are definitely options that can be considered but my question was more to do with if a SFTP file1 & is possible like how one would do a cp file1 file2 &

Thanks
John

 

[khalidaaa]

I'm not sure why you want SFTP! You can use so many commands like scp or the combined command i suggested above!

I know that if you wnat to automate the ftp (or sftp) you have to use the .netrc file:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoc...pic=/com.ibm.aix.files/doc/aixfiles/netrc.htm

Have a look at this link for a procedure to copy files using rcp of ftp (which is applicable to sftp):

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoc...ix.commadmn/doc/commadmndita/tcpip_ftpcmd.htm

Regards,
Khalid

 

[khalidaaa]

Another link:

http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftpscripts.html

Regards,
Khalid

 

[minus0]

Thanks khalidaaa for your suggestions. Why do I use SFTP - no choice but to use SFTP, directive from the security folks at work. Using .netrc - yes I am familiar with this and have used it before. I have now come to the conclusion that its not possible to do an SFTP & so giving up on this and instead going back to doing the transfer via either SCP or SFTP in a script.

Thanks all