Only download most recent file .scp ftp

Show Threads. Show Posts. Find the latest file on remote sftp. Registered User. Join Date: Jan Hi All, I need your help in finding the latest files in remote sftp and get those files to local server and process them. Please let me know I appreciate your valuable inputs. Thanks raj. Join Date: Jul Code :.

Last edited by mukulverma; at PM.. Reason: modification. Join Date: Aug You can get a list of files this way I think, though you will need to check if ls -t works in your sftp. It works in mine, but sftp can vary, and does not run real shell commands. Find all posts by Corona Hi , Thanks for your replies.

It says connecting to sftp but is not returning any values and not getting any files I need to get all the latest. Read my code, don't just blindly copy it. I didn't see much point writing more until I knew whether your sftp would use ls -t. Try below steps:- 1. Create an sftp batch file: Code :.

Find all posts by Yoda. It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I'd like to run an scp transfer to download the latest newest file in a certain directory to my local directory.

If you want something that's more intelligent about copying files you'll need to use a tool such as rsync. This will only copy files that are missing or have changed from rimmer.

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Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. How to download the latest file in a folder using a scp? Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 4 months ago. Active 4 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 25k times. Something like this: source : root rimmer. Improve this question. Giacomo 1 1 silver badge 9 9 bronze badges. Enjoy this tip?

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