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10.20.2008 at 02:59AM PDT, ID: 23829026
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Check if remote files exist (shell script)

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Hello.

I've already searched, but found nothing...

I need a script that checks if remote file exists. Everything that I've found only relates to one particular file. I need to check if there are any files in a particular directory, that start by some string...

I've tried this, unsuccessfully:

if ssh -l "$USER" $POSM200 'ls "'/home/tplinux/SAPiDoc/export/wpubon/processado/WPUBON01*'" >/dev/null'; then
        echo "file '"/home/tplinux/SAPiDoc/export/wpubon/processado/WPUBON01*"' exists";
        exit;
else
        echo "file '"/home/tplinux/SAPiDoc/export/wpubon/processado/WPUBON01*"' doesn't exist";
fi

but I got the following error:
ls: /home/tplinux/SAPiDoc/export/wpubon/processado/WPUBON01*: No such file or directory
file '/home/tplinux/SAPiDoc/export/wpubon/processado/WPUBON01*' doesn't exist

The problem seems to be finding a remote command that accepts wildcards.

Any help would be appreciated.
Answered By: Tintin
Expert Since: 11/13/2002
Accepted Solutions: 3706
Tintin has been an Expert for 6 years1 month, during which he has posted 13256 comments and answered 3706 questions. Tintin is just one of 108 experts in the Bourne Shell (sh) Zone. 2 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded a "B" by the asker.
 
 
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