searching text in a file remotely

I have log files, based on Linux servers, and I'm working on Windows OS.
I'm using Filezilla to log in the Linux server and searching specific text or strings by open the log file.
I want to automate this process using batch in Windows, I tried using below;

@echo off

cls

set /p string="Enter the string: "

echo open xx.xx.xx.xx 21> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo bin >> ftpc.dat

echo grep '%string%' /PATH IS HERE/log.log >> ftpc.dat

ftp -s:ftpc.dat

I'm just new to that, I want ideas on that, how I automate this search process? where I can make a search tool for any text, that this tool goes and find specific file in linux server and shows the results in lines (before/after 15 lines) of thatsearch results.
Do I need to write bash scripts, or I can do this basic script in batch file as above to show or output the results?

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

Is it okay for you to install PuTTY on your Windows computer?

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 18:59

@wallyk, then it will be off-topic as it will request off-site resource!

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 19:31

Good to keep the rules in mind, but, ultimately, expeditiously finding a useful solution is the more important consideration.

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 20:06

I think this is off-topic and should be closed...

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 20:52

Hi @wallyk I dont want to solve this using putty, I know with putty, can grep that easily, I need a search utility, and need to script that. ITs not only one file, its many file, but I need the script for one file then apply to other files, and other servers ..

– HKLM
Jan 1 at 3:51

|
show 1 more comment

@echo off

cls

set /p string="Enter the string: "

echo open xx.xx.xx.xx 21> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo bin >> ftpc.dat

echo grep '%string%' /PATH IS HERE/log.log >> ftpc.dat

ftp -s:ftpc.dat

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

Is it okay for you to install PuTTY on your Windows computer?

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 18:59

@wallyk, then it will be off-topic as it will request off-site resource!

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 19:31

Good to keep the rules in mind, but, ultimately, expeditiously finding a useful solution is the more important consideration.

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 20:06

I think this is off-topic and should be closed...

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 20:52

Hi @wallyk I dont want to solve this using putty, I know with putty, can grep that easily, I need a search utility, and need to script that. ITs not only one file, its many file, but I need the script for one file then apply to other files, and other servers ..

– HKLM
Jan 1 at 3:51

|
show 1 more comment

@echo off

cls

set /p string="Enter the string: "

echo open xx.xx.xx.xx 21> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo bin >> ftpc.dat

echo grep '%string%' /PATH IS HERE/log.log >> ftpc.dat

ftp -s:ftpc.dat

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

@echo off

cls

set /p string="Enter the string: "

echo open xx.xx.xx.xx 21> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo xxxxxxxx>> ftpc.dat

echo bin >> ftpc.dat

echo grep '%string%' /PATH IS HERE/log.log >> ftpc.dat

ftp -s:ftpc.dat

linux windows shell batch-file ftp

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

asked Dec 31 '18 at 18:55

HKLM

Is it okay for you to install PuTTY on your Windows computer?

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 18:59

@wallyk, then it will be off-topic as it will request off-site resource!

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 19:31

Good to keep the rules in mind, but, ultimately, expeditiously finding a useful solution is the more important consideration.

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 20:06

I think this is off-topic and should be closed...

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 20:52

Hi @wallyk I dont want to solve this using putty, I know with putty, can grep that easily, I need a search utility, and need to script that. ITs not only one file, its many file, but I need the script for one file then apply to other files, and other servers ..

– HKLM
Jan 1 at 3:51

|
show 1 more comment

Is it okay for you to install PuTTY on your Windows computer?

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 18:59

@wallyk, then it will be off-topic as it will request off-site resource!

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 19:31

Good to keep the rules in mind, but, ultimately, expeditiously finding a useful solution is the more important consideration.

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 20:06

I think this is off-topic and should be closed...

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 20:52

Hi @wallyk I dont want to solve this using putty, I know with putty, can grep that easily, I need a search utility, and need to script that. ITs not only one file, its many file, but I need the script for one file then apply to other files, and other servers ..

– HKLM
Jan 1 at 3:51

Is it okay for you to install PuTTY on your Windows computer?

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 18:59

@wallyk, then it will be off-topic as it will request off-site resource!

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 19:31

Good to keep the rules in mind, but, ultimately, expeditiously finding a useful solution is the more important consideration.

– wallyk
Dec 31 '18 at 20:06

I think this is off-topic and should be closed...

– double-beep
Dec 31 '18 at 20:52

Hi @wallyk I dont want to solve this using putty, I know with putty, can grep that easily, I need a search utility, and need to script that. ITs not only one file, its many file, but I need the script for one file then apply to other files, and other servers ..

– HKLM
Jan 1 at 3:51

|
show 1 more comment

2 Answers
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If you have a number of Linux servers to watch, it might be worth installing something like rsyslog or logstash. It's a big topic, but those might be good starting points in your research.

Other things to google: elasticsearch, kibana ... and their alternatives.

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

Hi ! Actually I have 7 remote servers, all linux based. my laptop is windows based, its restricted to install any software, I can only reach those linux servers using Filezilla or Putty, and there are couple of logs that I need them during my job for analyzing, I can use grep command to search for a text in some files, I was able to use mputty as its standalone tool without installing it. but still I need to have a search utlity that can search to a(text) within multiple servers. because sometimes I need to search for texts located in couple of last dated logs and shows 15 lines before/after

– HKLM
Jan 2 at 12:49

add a comment |

You cannot run grep using FTP.

So either:

Use FTP to download whole file and grep/search it locally.

Or (as you seem to have an SSH access too) use a command-line SSH client to execute grep on the server. On Windows, you can use Plink (which comes with PuTTY):
```
plink -pw password user@example.com grep '%string%' /remote/path/log.log > 
```

edited Jan 3 at 12:24

answered Jan 3 at 11:30

Martin Prikryl

88.1k22171374

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2 Answers
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active

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2 Answers
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active

oldest

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If you have a number of Linux servers to watch, it might be worth installing something like rsyslog or logstash. It's a big topic, but those might be good starting points in your research.

Other things to google: elasticsearch, kibana ... and their alternatives.

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

Hi ! Actually I have 7 remote servers, all linux based. my laptop is windows based, its restricted to install any software, I can only reach those linux servers using Filezilla or Putty, and there are couple of logs that I need them during my job for analyzing, I can use grep command to search for a text in some files, I was able to use mputty as its standalone tool without installing it. but still I need to have a search utlity that can search to a(text) within multiple servers. because sometimes I need to search for texts located in couple of last dated logs and shows 15 lines before/after

– HKLM
Jan 2 at 12:49

add a comment |

If you have a number of Linux servers to watch, it might be worth installing something like rsyslog or logstash. It's a big topic, but those might be good starting points in your research.

Other things to google: elasticsearch, kibana ... and their alternatives.

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

Hi ! Actually I have 7 remote servers, all linux based. my laptop is windows based, its restricted to install any software, I can only reach those linux servers using Filezilla or Putty, and there are couple of logs that I need them during my job for analyzing, I can use grep command to search for a text in some files, I was able to use mputty as its standalone tool without installing it. but still I need to have a search utlity that can search to a(text) within multiple servers. because sometimes I need to search for texts located in couple of last dated logs and shows 15 lines before/after

– HKLM
Jan 2 at 12:49

add a comment |

If you have a number of Linux servers to watch, it might be worth installing something like rsyslog or logstash. It's a big topic, but those might be good starting points in your research.

Other things to google: elasticsearch, kibana ... and their alternatives.

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

If you have a number of Linux servers to watch, it might be worth installing something like rsyslog or logstash. It's a big topic, but those might be good starting points in your research.

Other things to google: elasticsearch, kibana ... and their alternatives.

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

answered Jan 1 at 23:38

wef

26327

Hi ! Actually I have 7 remote servers, all linux based. my laptop is windows based, its restricted to install any software, I can only reach those linux servers using Filezilla or Putty, and there are couple of logs that I need them during my job for analyzing, I can use grep command to search for a text in some files, I was able to use mputty as its standalone tool without installing it. but still I need to have a search utlity that can search to a(text) within multiple servers. because sometimes I need to search for texts located in couple of last dated logs and shows 15 lines before/after

– HKLM
Jan 2 at 12:49

add a comment |

Hi ! Actually I have 7 remote servers, all linux based. my laptop is windows based, its restricted to install any software, I can only reach those linux servers using Filezilla or Putty, and there are couple of logs that I need them during my job for analyzing, I can use grep command to search for a text in some files, I was able to use mputty as its standalone tool without installing it. but still I need to have a search utlity that can search to a(text) within multiple servers. because sometimes I need to search for texts located in couple of last dated logs and shows 15 lines before/after

– HKLM
Jan 2 at 12:49

Hi ! Actually I have 7 remote servers, all linux based. my laptop is windows based, its restricted to install any software, I can only reach those linux servers using Filezilla or Putty, and there are couple of logs that I need them during my job for analyzing, I can use grep command to search for a text in some files, I was able to use mputty as its standalone tool without installing it. but still I need to have a search utlity that can search to a(text) within multiple servers. because sometimes I need to search for texts located in couple of last dated logs and shows 15 lines before/after

– HKLM
Jan 2 at 12:49

add a comment |

You cannot run grep using FTP.

So either:

Use FTP to download whole file and grep/search it locally.

Or (as you seem to have an SSH access too) use a command-line SSH client to execute grep on the server. On Windows, you can use Plink (which comes with PuTTY):
```
plink -pw password user@example.com grep '%string%' /remote/path/log.log > 
```

edited Jan 3 at 12:24

answered Jan 3 at 11:30

Martin Prikryl

88.1k22171374

add a comment |

You cannot run grep using FTP.

So either:

Use FTP to download whole file and grep/search it locally.

Or (as you seem to have an SSH access too) use a command-line SSH client to execute grep on the server. On Windows, you can use Plink (which comes with PuTTY):
```
plink -pw password user@example.com grep '%string%' /remote/path/log.log > 
```

edited Jan 3 at 12:24

answered Jan 3 at 11:30

Martin Prikryl

88.1k22171374

add a comment |

You cannot run grep using FTP.

So either:

Use FTP to download whole file and grep/search it locally.

Or (as you seem to have an SSH access too) use a command-line SSH client to execute grep on the server. On Windows, you can use Plink (which comes with PuTTY):
```
plink -pw password user@example.com grep '%string%' /remote/path/log.log > 
```

edited Jan 3 at 12:24

answered Jan 3 at 11:30

Martin Prikryl

88.1k22171374

You cannot run grep using FTP.

So either:

Use FTP to download whole file and grep/search it locally.

Or (as you seem to have an SSH access too) use a command-line SSH client to execute grep on the server. On Windows, you can use Plink (which comes with PuTTY):
```
plink -pw password user@example.com grep '%string%' /remote/path/log.log > 
```

edited Jan 3 at 12:24

answered Jan 3 at 11:30

Martin Prikryl

88.1k22171374

edited Jan 3 at 12:24

answered Jan 3 at 11:30

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answered Jan 3 at 11:30

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