Re: Secuer copy (scp) issue

There was a single space between the two parameters. The log shows no
apce at all, thuse instead of scp a b, log shows scp ab. In trying
scp a \ b. the result was still scp ab.

The four spaces was at the insistence from the guy on the other end.
Between that and his focusing on the SERV variable, which he is
positive is the problem, I am at a wall. The SERV variable isn't the
issue. Log clearly shows connect. But, the blank between the the two
scp parameters gets dropped. He wanted even more blanks.

The whole point is to copy a file from that system to the i on my
site. Which worked nicely on the old server.

John McKee

On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Scott Klement
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John,

Spaces like that are considered "whitespace" unless included in quotes
or preceded by a backslash. As such, they have no meaning, and are
typically stripped by the shell.

Can you explain what you're trying to accomplish? Why do you want four
spaces here when they're to be ignored anyway?

Presumably, therefore, you are trying to find a way so that they are not
ignored -- and this is where I'm getting lost. Which parameter are
they, therefore, to belong to, and why?

-SK



On 8/14/2013 9:16 AM, John McKee wrote:

Employer exchanges data with a company using scp. Company decided to
replace existing server.. I have no idea what is on the other end.

There are two scripts. Each ends with an scp command that looks like this:

scp -v ${PEDID}@${SERV}:${PATHE}$1 ${PATHO}

Currently, there are four spaces between $1 and ${PATHO}. But, the
log shows no spaces at all. Which is an error.

I have tried

${PATHE}$1 \ ${PATHO}

thinking the internal field separator is causing the blanks to be
removed. No change. I even put everything following the -v inside
double quote characters. That didn't work either, but maybe I put them
in the wrong place.

Guy on the other end is clueless. He believes the problem is with the
SERV variable. I have told him, several times, that the connection is
being made to the server AND authenticated.

I am running out of ideas.

I have suggested to him, several times, that IFS might be involved.


Any suggestions?

John McKee

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