Include variable in quoted command set

[Marinus]

Hi,

for a daily server audit script, I'm sending the log file to a central offsite server.
To do this, I'm using

su user1 -c 'scp myfile.log remoteuser1@remoteserver:/home/remoteuser1/Documents/logs'

This works fine.
However, I would like to include a variable between the quotes. That's where it fails.

For example

su user1 -c 'scp $MYFILE remoteuser1@remoteserver:/home/remoteuser1/Documents/logs'

gives a usage echo for scp

Is there a workaround for this?
I have to su as a different user for authentication purposes.

Marinus.

[Franklin52]

Hi,

Single quotes prevent the shell to expand the variable, try double quotes:

su user1 -c "scp $MYFILE remoteuser1@remoteserver:/home/remoteuser1/Documents/logs"

Regards

[Marinus]

Hello Franklin,

that you very much. That was it.

Marinus.