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is performed on the local machine, before the ssh command is launched. To avoid this you have to protect the backticks from the local shell, so that they are sent to the remote machine literally
is performed on the local machine, before the ssh command is launched. To avoid this you have to protect the backticks from the local shell, so that they are sent to the remote machine literally
Code:
\`dir /etc/dir/$app | wc -w\`
It sounds reasonable, but it's not working...any other hint ?
It sounds reasonable, but it's not working...any other hint ?
Yes, sorry. You need also to escape the escape character. A first command substitution is attempted when the local shell reads the whole if/then command line, a second one is attempted when the local shell performs the ssh command inside the first command substitution:
Code:
\\\`dir /etc/dir/$app | wc -w\\\`
However I agree to keep it simple as Cedrik pointed out.
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