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{
"createdAt": "2021-03-04T11:22:05.930Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-03-04T11:24:54.336Z",
"id": "103",
"name": "ExecuteCommand",
"active": false,
"nodes": [
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"name": "Start",
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],
"id": "596a5418-e61d-41ab-84eb-64e07630b23e"
},
{
"parameters": {
"command": "=echo 'test' > /tmp/{{$node[\"Set\"].json[\"filename\"]}}"
},
"name": "Execute Command",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
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],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "write file to /tmp",
"id": "9c118fb2-edad-441a-b8a8-f1c843a37bd5"
},
{
"parameters": {
"filePath": "=/tmp/{{$node[\"Set\"].json[\"filename\"]}}"
},
"name": "Read Binary File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
"typeVersion": 1,
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],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "read file",
"id": "af6e6941-e34e-4b5d-a236-3bccd5bd4cfd"
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "filename",
"value": "=filename{{Date.now()}}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"name": "Set",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "generate filename",
"id": "8864d17b-8310-4460-810c-d43da4e967ff"
},
{
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "testData= 'dGVzdAo='\nif($node['Execute Command'].json['exitCode']!==0 || items[0].binary.data.data !== testData){\n throw new Error('Error Execute Command in node');\n}\nreturn items;"
},
"name": "Function",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
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],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "verify file content",
"id": "0a60312c-4030-496b-ad24-3acebff5eca1"
},
{
"parameters": {
"command": "=rm /tmp/{{$node[\"Set\"].json[\"filename\"]}}"
},
"name": "Execute Command1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "remove file from /tmp",
"id": "ede3e595-c571-4155-85bd-14e39fe78049"
}
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"node": "Set",
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}
]
]
},
"Execute Command": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Read Binary File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Execute Command",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Binary File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Function",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Function": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Execute Command1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
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"meta": null,
"versionId": null,
"triggerCount": 0,
"tags": []
}
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ExecuteCommand. Uses start, executeCommand, readBinaryFile. Manual trigger; 6 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/n8n-io/test-workflows/blob/c1d376431a818f81f44e9ce645b8fb4878805419/workflows/103.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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