Command echo

Corrado · 11-11-2009, 07:01 PM

I am trying to get echo to work with ssh and am having no luck in getting it to do what I want. I want to be able to ssh into a box and echo text to a file that doesn't yet exist.

ssh isn't an issue because when I substitute echo with "ls", it returns a listing. But when using echo, a file is never created. Here's what I have....

Quote:

ssh server1 echo text >> /root/newfile

Why does echo not like this and what is the work arround to this?

Chris

chrism01 · 11-11-2009, 07:14 PM

I'd be interested to know what actually happens, do you get an error msg? In any case, I'd recommend using single quotes (') around the entire cmd http://bashcurescancer.com/run_remot..._with_ssh.html

Tinkster · 11-11-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corrado

I am trying to get echo to work with ssh and am having no luck in getting it to do what I want. I want to be able to ssh into a box and echo text to a file that doesn't yet exist.

ssh isn't an issue because when I substitute echo with "ls", it returns a listing. But when using echo, a file is never created. Here's what I have....

Code:

ssh server1 echo text >> /root/newfile

Why does echo not like this and what is the work arround to this?

Chris

Try

Code:

ssh server1 "echo text >> /root/newfile"

Your redirect ends up on the local box.

Cheers,
Tink

Corrado · 11-11-2009, 07:44 PM

Thanks Tink. the quotes did the trick.