Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all,

I have a script which I want to launch from on a remote machine.
I tied to do this.

I have 2 requirement
1) To retain the "BUILDDIR" value when connected to SSH of sna3.
2) execute a script 'test.sh' present in my local directory on remote sna3 machine.

If I am using Single Quotes, I am not able to retail the BUILDDIR value.

MAIN Script file:
BUILDDIR=$PWD
ssh sna4 "
echo pwd;
echo test.script --------------------------
./test.sh
"

How do I do this

Mukund Jampala

Hello,

If I understand the question correctly, you need to export the variable using the 'export' command.

Is that what are you trying to do?

Hi

1) Unless you include the variable in a script run on the remote machine it won't be used. You are creating the variable locally, so the remote machine won't be aware of it.

2)The script won't be run the way you have things formatted. You have the command to run test.sh in double quotes. Scripts don't execute if they're in double quotes because the shell will see them as just text. If you want to echo text to the screen, just put the commands in the script. Then run
ssh sna4 test.sh

Hope this helps.
Todd