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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting [bash] running a function remotely using ssh Post 302991686 by Corona688 on Wednesday 15th of February 2017 10:22:06 AM
Old 02-15-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by ziguy
Hi all.

I need a bash script to run a function remotely. I think it should be similar to the following but can't figure out the exact syntax.

Here is the script:
Code:
#!/bin/bash

function nu ()
{
        for var in {0..5}; do printf "$var, "; done; echo
}

ssh host "$(typeset -f); nu"

Here is the output:
Code:
./r.sh 
Badly placed ()'s.
{: Command not found.
++ null function ++
}: Command not found.
nu: Command not found.

Next step is to run it as other user using su command but this is the start.

Thank you in advanced.
As others have pointed out, setting a function on your system doesn't make the function exist on a remote system.

I'll also point out that $(typeset -f) is run on your local system, before ssh is even run. This is because you've put it inside double quotes, which will evaluate variables, backticks, and $( ) before processing the command.
 

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If bash is started with the name rbash, or the -r option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A restricted shell is used to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell. It behaves identically to bash with the exception that the follow- ing are disallowed or not performed: o changing directories with cd o setting or unsetting the values of SHELL, PATH, ENV, or BASH_ENV o specifying command names containing / o specifying a file name containing a / as an argument to the . builtin command o specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the -p option to the hash builtin command o importing function definitions from the shell environment at startup o parsing the value of SHELLOPTS from the shell environment at startup o redirecting output using the >, >|, <>, >&, &>, and >> redirection operators o using the exec builtin command to replace the shell with another command o adding or deleting builtin commands with the -f and -d options to the enable builtin command o using the enable builtin command to enable disabled shell builtins o specifying the -p option to the command builtin command o turning off restricted mode with set +r or set +o restricted. These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read. When a command that is found to be a shell script is executed, rbash turns off any restrictions in the shell spawned to execute the script. SEE ALSO
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