Ensel Sharon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> (FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE)
>
> I cannot move a file, over ssh, with wildcards:
>
> # ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] mv /dir/file*.wav /dir2
> ssh: No match.
>
> Ok, so I quote it:
>
> # ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] mv "/dir/file*.wav" /dir2
> Password:
> mv: rename /dir/file*.wav to /dir2/*.wav: No such file or directory
>
> I even tried single quoting both paths, and just double quoting the
> file*.wav
>
> Nothing works.
>
> Is it possible to move with wildcards over ssh ?
It's definately possible. Others have provided suggestions -- I've had
success quoting the entire command:
ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "mv /dir/file*.wav /dir2"
ssh is odd, because you first have the local shell trying to interpret
the metacharacters, then you have the remote shell trying to do it.
I've had cases where I had to double escape things, for example:
ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "echo \"cp * /backup\" >> log.txt"
I wrote a whole remote control framework for a client once, and I believe
I had 4 \ at one point in the script.
--
Bill Moran
That's why I never kiss 'em on the mouth.
Jayne Cobb
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