I am using JSch to connect to SFTP in a website which is made from GWT.
I had read a little example of sftpChannel.get()
, sftpChannel.rename()
, sftpChannel.rm()
But I didn't find a solution that copy a file from remote server a
directory to remote server b
directory.
For example, I want to copy file from /appl/user/home/test/temp
to /appl/user/home/test/
. Filename = abc.jpg
.
I stunned here for few hours since most of the solution from network is getting file from remote server to local, or uploading file from local to remote server.
String existingfile = "abc.jpg";
String newfile = "123.jpg";
FileDirectory = "/appl/user/home/test/";
sftp.cd(FileDirectory+"temp/");
sftp.rename(newfile, FileDirectory+newfile);
Let's say, abc.jpg
is existing in /appl/user/home/test/
And I upload a 123.jpg
in /appl/user/home/test/temp/
.
Now, I want to move 123.jpg
to /appl/user/home/test/
and remove abc.jpg
in /appl/user/home/test/
.
What should I do?
It seems like SftpChannel.rename();
need to use full path of file instead of cd to the directory that the file I am going to move.
String existingfile = "abc.jpg";
String newfile = "123.jpg";
FileDirectory = "/appl/user/home/test/";
sftp.cd(FileDirectory+"temp/");
if (sftp.get( newfile ) != null){
sftp.rename(FileDirectory + "temp/" + newfile ,
FileDirectory + newfile );
sftp.cd(FileDirectory);
sftp.rm(existingfile );
}
A core SFTP protocol does not support duplicating a remote file.
There's draft of copy-file
extension to the protocol, but that's supported by only few SFTP servers (ProFTPD/mod_sftp and Bitvise SFTP server for example).
The JSch library does not support the copy-file
extension either.
Alternatives:
- If you have a shell access, open an "exec" channel, and use shell
cp
command (or equivalent command for your server's OS).
See Exec.java
example.
- Otherwise, your only option is to download the file to a local temporary location and upload its copy back to a different/target remote directory. Or use the streams, to avoid a temporary file.
See also How can I copy/duplicate a file to another directory using SFTP?
You can write a normal Java FileInputStream
and FileOutputStream
code and instead of using paths like these /appl/user/home/test/temp
use full path with its IpAddress or remote server name + your path eg myremoteserver/appl/user/home/test/temp