Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 09:37:35 +0100 From: Jon Molin <Jon.Molin@resfeber.se> To: Dave VanAuken <dave@hawk-systems.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: retrieve and delete remote file via ssh Message-ID: <3C1F004F.9F6A7A3A@resfeber.se> References: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNAEPKKOAA.dave@hawk-systems.com>
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ssh user@host "rm $file" should do it. /Jon Dave VanAuken wrote: > > Am looking to do the following, can't put my finger on it. > > Goal: > scp or rsync file(s) from remote server, then remove them from remote server > > Scenario: > Server is generating task lists or information items in flat text file for a > number of slave servers. Slave servers (cron) retrieve the content of their > file and delete or truncate the file. The main server rebuilds the file with > new items while the server is processing its current list prior to retrieving > the next batch. > > Problem: > Getting files over is not an issue, but deleting or 0-lengthing the file after > it has been retrieved to avoid duplicate entries is... not sure how to go about > this and have been staring at the problem for too long for it to click. > > Appreciate any pointers. Am using SSH with keys. > > Dave > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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