Expect for Rsync

[etechship]

I know that there are a lot of other turorials out there, but none of them seem to be working for me, as I have a special ssh command I need to run to make my rsync work. This is my shell script:


#!/usr/bin/expect -f

##upload files
spawn rsync -avhze \'ssh -p 2222\' /root/upload ucstream@74.53.96.66:/home/ucstream/vids/new
expect "*ucstream@74.53.96.66's password:*"
send "password\n"
expect eof



And it's outputting:


spawn rsync -avhze 'ssh -p 2222' /root/upload ucstream@74.53.96.66:/home/ucstream/vids/new
Missing trailing-' in remote-shell command.
rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.c(348) [sender=2.6.9]
send: spawn id exp6 not open
while executing
"send "password\n""
(file "./test.sh" line 6)


Thanks for any help

dave

[MJN]

Have you tried limiting expect to only match the bear minimum?

e.g.


expect "password:"Is there anything unusual about your password?

Mathew

[MJN]

<urgent pm sent to etechship!>

[etechship]

I had the same output when I changed that line.

dave

[etechship]

I have to login to port 2222 for ssh, not the regular port 22, that is what is different for this that I don't see at other tutorials. I think the ' is messing it up some how ...

[MJN]

Does the rsync command, as written, work from the command line without problems?

Mathew

[etechship]

nope, because it needs to be run in /usr/bin/expect -f

dave

[etechship]

oh, I read that wrong.

This is the command I use to upload my files before working with expect:


rsync -avhze 'ssh -p 2222' /root/upload/* ucstream@74.53.96.66:/home/ucstream/vids/new/

[etechship]

I was just playing with it while I was waiting to here from you, and I got this working. Here is my final script. (and btw, just for searches, I am uploading to a Hostgator web account, so that is why the werid 2222 port for ssh).



#!/usr/bin/expect -f

##upload files
spawn rsync -avhze "ssh -p 2222" /root/upload/ ucstream@74.53.96.66:/home/ucstream/vids/new/
expect "password:"
send "password\n"
expect eof

[MJN]

[Edit: We posted at the same time - good to see you got it working!]

I think you're right about the ' - I didn't spot the Missing trailing-' in remote-shell command error.

I'm not familiar with expect, or spawn particular, and so I guess the problem may well be subtle nuances with how quotes are handled. You'd think escaping them with \ would work though...

Mathew

[MJN]

Password!

[etechship]

boy, I gotta work on copying my code

I'll change it, but I already got a different one on my server

dave

[MJN]

:lolflag: