Question

I want to copy a xml file from one remote box to a bunch of other remote boxes, but I only want it to copy the file it there is currently an existing file already in place. How can I do that?

One more question, is there a way to export out the list of only if the file exists?

Answer 1

You can just do it using regular DOS commands, there’s no need to resort to cygwin:

IF EXIST filename_on_remote_server COPY /Y filename_on_local_server filename_on_remote_server

Or, if you are writing a BASH script for cygwin, then you can refer to this answer.