Move (download and delete) files from SFTP server

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I am using a WinSCP (SFTP) script to move files off a SFTP server. Something like this:

get *.ecx

But this only "copies" files from remote to local. I need to move files off the server. What server command can I use to move multiple files? mv doesn't seem to work as it looks like both arguments are remote.

I was not able to determine SFTP server being used:

winscp> version
Unknown command 'version'.

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I found the answer:

http://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_get

-delete      Delete source remote file(s) after transfer.

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There's no command in OpenSSH sftp to move files to remote directory.

What you can do is to:

use sftp put to upload the files (as you are doing already), and then
use shell rm command to delete the files after sftp is done (i.e. after EOD):
```
rm $SOURCE_FILE
```
Or use ! to escape to shell from sftp script, after you sent put:
```
send "!rm $SOURCE_FILE\r"
expect "sftp>"        
```

Of course, this is not an atomic solution. If a file is added between put and rm, it will be lost. For an atomic solution, you have to iterate files in a local directory and upload and delete them one by one. Also for a robust solution, you need to check if an upload was successful.

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