Hi folks.

I'm trying to use a single line to delete a file on a remote ftp
server. I am in the OS X bash shell, and I am trying to integrate a
gateway to the bash shell. I am using ftp commands, and this is the
current syntax I am using, which reports that it is working, but it
isn't deleting the file.

ftp -p -d ftp://username:password [at] ftp.domain.com/subdirectory/ delete
filename.jpg

It goes to the proper subdirectory, but the delete isn't happening,
nor being asked to be done. I've turned on debugging and passive
mode.

Any ideas? Cheers.

On Nov 23, 6:20 pm, BeeRich <beer... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks.
>
> I'm trying to use a single line to delete a file on a remote ftp
> server. I am in the OS X bash shell, and I am trying to integrate a
> gateway to the bash shell. I am using ftp commands, and this is the
> current syntax I am using, which reports that it is working, but it
> isn't deleting the file.
>
> ftp -p -d ftp://username:passw... [at] ftp.domain.com/subdirectory/ delete
ftp ftp.domain.com <<eof
user <user>
password <passwd>
cd /subdirectory
delete <file>
quit
eof

Done.

> filename.jpg
>
> It goes to the proper subdirectory, but the delete isn't happening,
> nor being asked to be done. I've turned on debugging and passive
> mode.
>
> Any ideas? Cheers.

On Nov 23, 7:02 pm, "--==[ bman ]==--" <bmyn... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 23, 6:20 pm, BeeRich <beer... [at] gmail.com> wrote:> Hi folks.
>
> > I'm trying to use a single line to delete a file on a remote ftp
> > server. I am in the OS X bash shell, and I am trying to integrate a
> > gateway to the bash shell. I am using ftp commands, and this is the
> > current syntax I am using, which reports that it is working, but it
> > isn't deleting the file.
>
> > ftp -p -d ftp://username:passw... [at] ftp.domain.com/subdirectory/ delete
>
> ftp ftp.domain.com <<eof
> user <user>
> password <passwd>
> cd /subdirectory
> delete <file>
> quit
> eof
>
> Done.

Hi there. Needed a one line solution, and I found one using an echo
command.

Cheers

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:20:34 -0800, BeeRich wrote:

> Hi folks.
>
> I'm trying to use a single line to delete a file on a remote ftp server.
> I am in the OS X bash shell, and I am trying to integrate a gateway to
> the bash shell. I am using ftp commands, and this is the current syntax
> I am using, which reports that it is working, but it isn't deleting the
> file.
>
> ftp -p -d ftp://username:password [at] ftp.domain.com/subdirectory/ delete
> filename.jpg
>
> It goes to the proper subdirectory, but the delete isn't happening, nor
> being asked to be done. I've turned on debugging and passive mode.
>
> Any ideas? Cheers.

Try

ftp -p -d -n ftp.domain.com <<'!'
user username password
cd subdirectory
delete filename.jpg
!

(thats 5 lines) and see if that works. This is being done from general
ftp experience, I don't have an OS X machine to try it on, so if someone
else offers you a suggestion then try theirs first.

On Nov 24, 8:38 am, BeeRich <beer... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 23, 7:02 pm, "--==[ bman ]==--" <bmyn... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Nov 23, 6:20 pm, BeeRich <beer... [at] gmail.com> wrote:> Hi folks.
>
> > > I'm trying to use a single line to delete a file on a remote ftp
> > > server. I am in the OS X bash shell, and I am trying to integrate a
> > > gateway to the bash shell. I am using ftp commands, and this is the
> > > current syntax I am using, which reports that it is working, but it
> > > isn't deleting the file.
>
> > > ftp -p -d ftp://username:passw... [at] ftp.domain.com/subdirectory/ delete
>
> > ftp ftp.domain.com <<eof
> > user <user>
> > password <passwd>
> > cd /subdirectory
> > delete <file>
> > quit
> > eof
>
> > Done.
>
> Hi there. Needed a one line solution, and I found one using an echo
> command.
>
> Cheers

how echo work? could u pls paste the code?

for this kind of job, I'm too spoiled by expect:)