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Old 08-14-2013
To run a local shell script in a remote machine by passing arguments to the local shell script

I need to run a local shell script on a remote machine. I am able to achieve that by executing the command
Code:
> ssh -qtt user@host < test.sh

However, when I try to pass arguments to test.sh it fails.
Any pointers would be appreciated.

Last edited by Franklin52; 08-14-2013 at 05:28 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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Old 08-14-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sree10
I need to run a local shell script on a remote machine. I am able to achieve that by executing the command
Code:
> ssh -qtt user@host < test.sh

However, when I try to pass arguments to test.sh it fails.
Any pointers would be appreciated.
Try
Code:
> ssh -qtt user@host < 'test.sh YourArgHere'

and let us know how it went.
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Old 08-14-2013
I tried ssh -qtt user@host < 'test.sh 00'
I get an error
Code:
test.sh 00: No such file or directory


Last edited by Scott; 08-14-2013 at 04:17 PM.. Reason: Code tags
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Old 08-14-2013
I don't think that will work. Redirection opens a file and feeds its contents to stdin. Arguments are expanded by the shell and supplied to the script as positional parameters. Don't forget the shell runs on the remote host!
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Old 08-14-2013
Any pointers on how I can pass positional parameters to the local script executing on remote machine.
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Old 08-14-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
I don't think that will work. Redirection opens a file and feeds its contents to stdin. Arguments are expanded by the shell and supplied to the script as positional parameters. Don't forget the shell runs on the remote host!
You are right; my bad.
What I'd do then, is use here documents to supply the ssh connection with a series of commands. I know for a fact that that indeed works. See this link, and take a look at examples 19-5 and 19-6.
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Old 08-14-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sree10
Any pointers on how I can pass positional parameters to the local script executing on remote machine.
Try this one:
Code:
ssh -qtt user@host 'sh -s arg1 arg2' < test.sh

and report back if it works...!

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