Comments on: How do I find the exit status of a remote command executed via ssh? http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: vishal http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-145738 vishal Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:13:52 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-145738 I am using remsh to execute remote command. How to obtain exit status of remotely executed command .In remote program i am using exit(number) to differinciate b/w exit status.But all time i get exit status as 0. Even if i use abort() the exit status is 0. SOme one help???????????/ I am using remsh to execute remote command.
How to obtain exit status of remotely executed command .In remote program i am using exit(number) to differinciate b/w exit status.But all time i get exit status as 0.
Even if i use abort() the exit status is 0.
SOme one help???????????/

]]> By: Greg Wells http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-145365 Greg Wells Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:33:06 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-145365 You can use conditional control operators if you omit the echo $? command. The conditional operator evaluates the exit status from the echo $? command which should always be 0. This version should work: $ ssh root@192.168.1.16 today || echo "Command failed" You can use conditional control operators if you omit the echo $? command. The conditional operator evaluates the exit status from the echo $? command which should always be 0.

This version should work:

$ ssh root@192.168.1.16 today || echo “Command failed”

]]> By: vivek http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-143253 vivek Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:53:26 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-143253 Use ps and jobs commands Use ps and jobs commands

]]> By: Jafar http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-143252 Jafar Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:56:12 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-143252 Suppose I put a job to run on remote server (in the background and logged. How can I check later whether the job is done or not. Suppose if i know the Job ID ?? Suppose I put a job to run on remote server (in the background and logged. How can I check later whether the job is done or not.
Suppose if i know the Job ID ??

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