SSH remote command executing a script

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I have two hosts, hosts A and B. A has a script (generate) that compiles my thesis:

#!/bin/sh
pdflatex Thesis.tex

When running this command on host A (console window) it works perfectly.

I am basically trying to connect from host B to A and run the generation command as an ssh remote command. All the keys are properly set. When I run the command, I get the following:

hostB> ssh user@hostA exec ~/Thesis/generate
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (TeX Live 2009/Debian)
entering extended mode
! I can't find file `Thesis.tex'.
<*> Thesis.tex

I tried adjusting the script so that it considers the directory:

pdflatex ~/Thesis/Thesis.tex

But because the Thesis.tex inputs some others files (images), I get an error message.

I presume the problem is some sort of enviroment that doesn't exist in remote commands. How do I fix this?

The script generate is simply pdflatex Thesis.tex, as shown in my message. — JSilvanus
– JSilvanus, Commented Mar 20, 2014 at 9:59

that other guy · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 23:38:07Z

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ssh will run your command in your home directory. You probably wanted to run it in your ~/Thesis directory.

Just cd first and it should be fine:

ssh user@hostA 'cd ~/Thesis && ./generate'

answered Mar 18, 2014 at 23:38

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