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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leonelhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-171401 Leonel Thu, 19 May 2011 07:35:44 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-171401 Additional note: After trying this one. i found out that if ssh cannot resolve the host, the exit status is 255. Additional note:
After trying this one. i found out that if ssh cannot resolve the host, the exit status is 255.

]]> By: Olivierhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-168693 Olivier Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:11:04 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-find-the-exit-status-of-a-remote-command-executed-via-ssh.html#comment-168693 There is an error in the article. You have to wrap the command in quotes like this : $ ssh user@ras.nixcraft.in 'today ; echo $?' There is an error in the article.
You have to wrap the command in quotes like this :
$ ssh user@ras.nixcraft.in ‘today ; echo $?’

]]> By: vishalhttp://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 Wellshttp://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: vivekhttp://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: Jafarhttp://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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