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bkand Guest

How to delete files after copying

2013-08-21 15:29

Hi,
I have the following code to copy files from the remotes server onto my local server. Can someone please help me or advice me as how to delete the files on the remote server once i copy them?

option batch on 
option confirm off 
open sftp://<username>:<password>@server -hostkey="ssh-dss xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
cd . 
option transfer binary 
get -preservetime *.txt F:\FTPShare\ftp\ 
 close 
exit

Please need help.

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: How to delete files after copying

2013-08-27

Use -delete switch of get command:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_get

For alternative see:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/faq_delete_synchronized_files

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sgarciav Guest

2013-09-03 21:08

I noticed that in the example the GET statement uses a wildcard. Is this allowed with GET in general or is this a WinSCP specific feature? Thanks, Salvador

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martin◆ Site Admin

2013-09-05

What is "GET in general"?

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sgarcia Guest

2013-09-05 15:33

"GET in general" - What I am asking is whether the use of wildcards is a standard feature of the GET command or whether it is specific to WinSCP. Thanks, Salvador

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martin◆ Site Admin

2013-09-10

The get command is a specific command of WinSCP. If you are using a different tool, that also has a get command, you should seek a help with their support. There is no global specification of "get" commands, as far as I know.

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