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Reputation: 63

Running bash command through ssh that only exists on remote

I am writing a bash script that involves ssh-ing into a remote host and running commands there. That in itself is not a problem. The issue is that I want to run a command which doesn't exist locally, only on the remote. The script fails with bash: line 1: type: remote_only_command: not found, even though it's successfully connecting to the remote host and can run basic commands without issue.

I can run the command on the remote host if I ssh in and run it manually. I've tried writing a separate bash script on the remote host and running that through the script (sh remote_script.sh), but that gets the same command not found error.

ssh $REMOTE var=$var 'bash -s' << 'EOF'
ls # works no problem, lists files on the remote server
remote_only_command # bash: line 1: type: remote_only_command: not found
EOF

Is it possible to run a command that is only accessible from the remote host and not locally where the script is being run?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 880

Answers (1)

TMS
TMS

Reputation: 759

I think this is the way it should work, as the command is only executed on the remote host. But i suspect your problem is the environment, which is NOT permitted over ssh. Try to use the complete path to the command, eg:

 /path/to/remote_command

Upvotes: 3

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