Invoke nested shell scripts from ssh

Question

I have two shell scripts; let's call those script1 and script2.

Within script1 I invoke script2. When I call script1 from my local terminal it work fine, but when I launch this command by ssh like this:

plink.exe -ssh hostname -l user -pw password "path to script1/script1"

I get this error:

script2 not found.

Now I can put an absolute path inside script1 to call script2, but the problem is that script2 calls other scripts and so on...

Can I avoid ssh look for a command from root?

anishsane · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-15 13:46:38Z

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In script1, try if adding this at the start of script helps:

cd $(dirname "$0")

Or call pushd/popd around calls to script2.

pushd $(dirname "$0")
relative_path_for_script2/script2 arg1 arg2 ...
popd

If while calling manually from terminal, you need to execute the script1 from a specific directory, say /tmp, pushd that directory instead.

answered May 15, 2013 at 13:46

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tripleee · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-15 15:41:56Z

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Set the PATH in script1 or in the code which invokes it.

answered May 15, 2013 at 15:41

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