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| - | some custom commands 'stealed' from the forum: | + | ====== Useful Custom Commands ====== |
| - | ====== archiving ====== | + | This is list of [[custom_command|custom commands]] that users of WinSCP found useful. You are encouraged to add your own. Also check the [[ui_pref_commands|built-in examples]]. |
| - | ··tar -xvzf --directory="!?&Extract to which directory:?.!" "!" | + | ===== [[archiving]] Archiving ===== |
| - | ··tar -czvf "!?&Enter an Archive Name:?archive.tgz!" --exclude="!?&Exclude files matching pattern:?*.exe!" "!?&Specify directory or file to compress:?!" | + | ==== Extensions ==== |
| - | unzip "!"' | + | * [[library_example_zip_and_upload|*]] |
| + | * [[extension_archive_and_download|*]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Tar/Gzip ==== | ||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | tar -xvzf --directory="!?&Extract to which directory:?.!" "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | tar -czvf "!?&Enter an Archive Name:?archive.tgz!" | ||
| + | --exclude="!?&Exclude files matching pattern:?*.exe!" | ||
| + | !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== [[gzip]] Gzip ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | gzip -f "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | gunzip -f "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== [[zip]] Zip ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | To unpack to the current directory: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | unzip -o "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | To unpack to an alternate directory: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | unzip -o -d "!?&Extract to directory:?.!" "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | To create an archive: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | zip -r "!?&Enter an Archive Name:?archive.zip!" !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== [[rar]] Rar ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | rar a -ep "!?&Enter an Archive Name:?archive.rar!" !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[delete]] Quick Deleting ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Use following command to quickly delete large directory structures: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | rm -f -r "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | The same command can ask for confirmation before deleting: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | test "!?Do you really want to delete ?no!" == "yes" && rm -rf !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Both above solutions require a shell access. If you do not have it, use the following solution. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[delete_background]] Deleting on Background ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Use the following command to delete a large directory structure in a separate process: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-local> | ||
| + | cmd /C start "" cmd /C ""%WINSCP_PATH%\WinSCP.com" /command "open !E" "cd !/" "rm !&" "exit" & "%WINSCP_PATH%\WinSCP.exe" "!E" /refresh "!/"" | ||
| + | </code> &winpath | ||
| + | |||
| + | Check custom command options //Local command//, //Apply to directories// and //Use remote files//. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[ownership]] Changing Ownership ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Use following command if current [[protocols|protocol]] does not allow changing ownership: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | chown "!?New owner:?!" !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | To change group use ''chgrp'' instead of ''chown''. Or use following command: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | chown "!?New owner (and group: user:group):!" !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | or with two separate prompts: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | chown -R "!?New owner:?!":"!?New group:?!" !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[time]] Changing Modification Date/Time ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | touch -d "!?Date:!" !& | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[chmod]] Recursively Changing Permissions of Files or Folders only ===== | ||
| + | For changing directory permissions: | ||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | find ! -type d -exec chmod !?&Permissions:?755! {} \; | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | For changing file permissions: | ||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | find ! -type f -exec chmod !?&Permissions:?644! {} \; | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | Check custom command options //Remote command// and //Apply to directories//. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Templates ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | cp /path/to/template.html "!?&New HTML file:?!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[tail]] Viewing End of a File (log) ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== In Console Window ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | tail "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | You may specify further how much to transfer, e.g. | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | tail --lines 2000 "!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Check custom command option //Show results in terminal//. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Continuously in Separate Window ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-local> | ||
| + | cmd /C start "!@:!/!" "%ProgramFiles%\PuTTY\plink.exe" -P !# !U@!@ tail -f "!/!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Check custom command options //Local command// and //Use remote files//. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[search_file]] Searching for a File ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | find . -name "!?Search for files:?!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Check custom command option //Show results in terminal//. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[search_text]] Searching for a text/string within a directory ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | grep -H -r "!?Search for text:?!" * | cut -d: -f1 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Check custom command option //Show results in terminal//. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Backup ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Backup a File with Current Date and Time ==== | ||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | cp ! $(echo "!" | sed "s/\.[^.]*$//").$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M').$(echo ! | awk -F"." '{ print $NF }') | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Rename a File with Current Date and Time ==== | ||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | mv ! $(echo "!" | sed "s/\.[^.]*$//").$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M').$(echo ! | awk -F"." '{ print $NF }') | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[fxp]] Remote Transfer (FXP) ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Use following remote custom command to transfer selected remote files to an another server: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | scp -p -r !& !?Username:?!@!?Host:?!:!?Destination path:?! | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | You may want to hard-code the //Username// and //Host//, if you work with one destination server only. Or you can use a single prompt for both (possibly even for //Destination Path//) to keep the flexibility, yet to reduce number of prompts: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | scp -p -r !& !?Username@Host:?!:!?Destination path:?! | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Note that you need to ensure you can connect and authenticate to the destination server without any prompts: | ||
| + | * Connect at least once from an interactive terminal (such as [[&url(putty)|PuTTY SSH client]]) to verify the destination server host key. | ||
| + | * Use for example [[ui_login_authentication#forwarding|Agent forwarding]] to forward your private key to the destination server for authentication. | ||
| + | * Another less-secure method of authentication is use of ''[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sshpass/|sshpass]]'' tool (see its [[https://www.mankier.com/1/sshpass|man page]]). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[compare]] File Compare ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Note that WinMerge and other major diff tools are supported by official [[extension_compare_files|*]]. The following is just an example how to use other diff tools. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== WinMerge ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Select //Local command// [[custom_command#types|type]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code custom-command-local> | ||
| + | "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe" /e /x /u "!" "!^!" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Replace ''C:\Program Files (x86)'' with ''C:\Program Files'' on 32-bit system. &winpath &win32 &win64 | ||
| + | |||
| + | Arguments: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * ''/e'' -- Enables you to close WinMerge with a single ''Esc'' key press; | ||
| + | * ''/x'' -- Closes WinMerge (after displaying an information dialog) when you start a comparison of identical files; | ||
| + | * ''/u'' -- Prevents WinMerge from adding either path (left or right) to the Most Recently Used (MRU) list. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[errors]] Suppressing Errors ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | WinSCP will display error message, when the custom command returns exit code different than 0 or 1; or prints a message on error output, but no normal output. | ||
| + | |||
| + | To suppress the error message: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Redirect error output to ''/dev/null'', to discard it: \\ <code> | ||
| + | command_that_prints_non_interesting_progress_on_error_output > /dev/null</code> | ||
| + | * Redirect error output to standard output, to see it in terminal, but avoid error message: \\ <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | command_that_prints_interesting_info_on_error_output 2>&1</code> | ||
| + | * Use ''|| true'' to discard exit code: \\ <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | command_that_returns_255_code || true</code> | ||
| + | * Or combine these together: <code custom-command-remote> | ||
| + | command_that_prints_interesting_info_on_error_output_and_returns_255_code 2>&1 || true</code> | ||