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| - | ====== How do I automate file transfers? ====== | + | ====== How do I automate file transfers, synchronization or other operations? ====== |
| - | WinSCP offers [[scripting]] interface that you can use to automate many operations that it supports, including file transfers. | + | WinSCP offers [[scripting]] interface that you can use to automate many operations that it supports, including file transfers and synchronization. |
| ===== Commands ===== | ===== Commands ===== | ||
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| * Set script to be performed non-interactively. For most automation scripts, you should use commands ''[[script_commands#option|option batch on]]'' and ''[[script_commands#option|option confirm off]]''. | * Set script to be performed non-interactively. For most automation scripts, you should use commands ''[[script_commands#option|option batch on]]'' and ''[[script_commands#option|option confirm off]]''. | ||
| * Open session. You can use ''[[script_commands#open|open]]'' command (alternatively specify session on [[commandline|command line]]). | * Open session. You can use ''[[script_commands#open|open]]'' command (alternatively specify session on [[commandline|command line]]). | ||
| - | * Perform operation. For [[task_upload|uploads]] use ''[[script_commands#put|put]]'' command. For [[task_download|downloads]] use ''[[script_commands#get|get]]'' command. For other operations, see [[script_commands|supported commands]]. | + | * Perform operation. For [[task_upload|uploads]] use ''[[script_commands#put|put]]'' command. For [[task_download|downloads]] use ''[[script_commands#get|get]]'' command. For [[task_synchronize_full|synchronization]] use ''[[script_commands#synchronize|synchronize]]'' command. For other operations, see [[script_commands|supported commands]]. |
| * Exit scripting using ''[[script_commands#exit|exit]]'' command. | * Exit scripting using ''[[script_commands#exit|exit]]'' command. | ||
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| Once you find out what was the result of the script, you can perform any action you like. E.g. after evaluating exit code of WinSCP, you can send a "success" or "error" email. For that use any command-line email client you like, e.g. [[http://glob.com.au/sendmail/|sendmail]]: | Once you find out what was the result of the script, you can perform any action you like. E.g. after evaluating exit code of WinSCP, you can send a "success" or "error" email. For that use any command-line email client you like, e.g. [[http://glob.com.au/sendmail/|sendmail]]: | ||
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