ssh to server, run commands and save output of commands on local machine using shell

Question

#!/bin/sh
ssh [username]@[ip] "bash -s" <<EOF
if [condition]
  then 
    echo "success"
  else
    echo "failure"
fi
EOF

After running these commands, I want to save the result (ie success/failure) in a file on local machine. How do I go about it?

Jakuje · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-19 07:51:45Z

2

Good to try is the IO redirection:

ssh [username]@[ip] "bash -s" > file.txt <<EOF
[...]

answered Jul 19, 2016 at 7:51

Jakuje

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openhs · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-19 07:58:58Z

2

Exit status of ssh is the exit status of the remote command so this should work:

( ssh [username]@[ip] [command] && echo success || echo failure ) > result.txt

answered Jul 19, 2016 at 7:58

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