ssh command does not exit even after doing its job

Question

ssh GJMEHUL@10.1.0.61 'more /home/GJMEHUL/.bash_history > /home/GJMEHUL/smsc_cmdlog_12Apr12_GJMEHUL.txt'

The above command which i've stored in a script called alarmtest.sh. Ive already set ssh keys. the problem is even though the command is doing its job it does not stop and I have to manually kill it using Ctrl+C.

When I tried the command below in a script:

ssh GJMEHUL@10.1.0.61 'who > /home/GJMEHUL/smsc_cmdlog_12Apr12_GJMEHUL.txt'

it worked perfectly.

Why is ssh command behaving like this?

Answer 1

You use "more", which waits for user interaction. Maybe you'd rather like to use cat or a simple cp?

Answer 2

The more command is interactive.

You should use cat or head or tail.