On Apr 7, 2005 3:18 PM, Mark Freeze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On some small files this process would be almost instanateous. But on > larger files the download might take a while so I didnt want my script > getting part of the file and starting the next step before the > download was complete. In the past instance I processed a file of > 80,000 records after I had only downloaded about 60,000. Would rsync > or ncftpget still work in this situation? I am deleteing the files > after I download. Downloading a second file behind the first sounds > like a good idea. I'd just have to have the script check that > condition before continuing. How would I go about checking the file > size on the remote machine before download to detect things like > failed transfers, etc... ?
Generally when rsync downloads a file, it doesn't download it to the actual filename but rather to a temporary name (and on POSIX systems, a temp name that begins with a "." so you don't see it). It renames it to the correct name after the file is completely downloaded. So, your script shouldn't see the file before it's completely downloaded. Cheers, Tanner -- Tanner Lovelace clubjuggler at gmail dot com http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=8127171 (fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an increscent, all sable. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
