[SOLVED] Delete file from SFTP server using sftp protocol in shell script

Delete file from SFTP server using sftp protocol in shell script

I'm new to shell scripting. I'm trying to delete a file from a remote server using SFTP protocol. Though I'm able to download the file, but I'm unable to delete post download. This is my code:

sftp -oPort=22 $FTP_USER@$FTP_SVR:$TEST_PATH/TEST_*.dat.gpg $LAND
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
      Error "Cannot Download TEST file from SFTP Server"
   fi

sftp -oPort=22 $FTP_USER@$FTP_SVR:$TEST_PATH/n rm TEST_*.dat.gpg
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Removing TEST Files from SFTP Server"
fi

Solution

The sftp as you’re using it is similar to ssh command in that it logs you into the remote server, so try and develop your command without any “if” logic, and add it later if necessary. Here’s a version of what you already have without then if logic:

sftp -oPort=22 $FTP_USER@$FTP_SVR; get $TESTPATH/TEST_.dat.gpg $LAND; rm TEST_.dat.gpg; bye

Note that if you can’t get the file, you also shouldn’t be able to delete it, which makes the “if” logic between the two sftp commands not really critical.