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I have a bash script I'm using to connect to a remote server via ssh. That works, however I want the script to immediately pass the command of cd /some/dir after connecting. That doesn't seem to be working. Here's my code:

#!/bin/bash
echo "SSHing.."
ssh -i ~/.ssh/some-site.pem xxx@yyy.com
cd /some/dir        
read

How can I have the cd command be executed right after SSH connection is established?

Ali
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    This thread [linux-execute-command-remotely][1] might be helpful to you. Did you check it? [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5162568/linux-execute-command-remotely – Srini Feb 05 '13 at 08:57

4 Answers4

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There are two easy ways to execute commands via SSH from inside the script:

1) ssh user@host 'command'

2) 

ssh user@host <<<EOF
command1
command2
<...>
commandn
EOF
KBart
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    #2 gives the error `Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal.` – Ali Feb 05 '13 at 09:52
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    @Click Upvote see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7114990/pseudo-terminal-will-not-be-allocated-because-stdin-is-not-a-terminal for a similar problem, I wouldn't explain better. – KBart Feb 05 '13 at 10:55
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    I was getting a '-bash: line 1: EOF: command not found' error but changed << – jsquirrelz Sep 25 '13 at 06:00
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Normally you'd just edit your ~/.profile on the remote machine.

If that is not an option, you could do something like this:

ssh -t theserver.com 'cd /some/dir && bash -i'
rtytgat
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You can use the following command

ssh user@watevr <the_cmd_to_be_executed>
Antarus
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You can try this : 

ssh abc@hostname :/pathto/specific directory
Rudra
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