Linux SSH with multiple commands

Question

i want to make an ssh-connect to an remote host, there i want to run multiple commands.

ssh -l blabla 123.123.123.123 ls -l

when i run this, i will get the result of ls -l on 123.123...

Is it possible, to make sth like this:

ssh -l blabla 123.123.123.123 ls -l & ifconfig

... it tried this:

ssh -l blabla 123.123.123.123 ls -l; ifconfig

But there the local bash runs the second command. I want the second command to run on the remote host.

Thanks!

Try to quote the `&` and `;` characters like this: `ssh user@host ls -l \; ifconfig` — Sven, Jun 28 '16 at 12:06
Both doesn't work. With \; the ; is converted to an normal character. And with "...;..." it's the same result: both commands are one command. The remote server tries to execute: >>ls -l \ ifconfig<< or >>ls -l; ifconfig< — Mace, Jun 28 '16 at 12:14
Possible duplicate of [What is the cleanest way to ssh and run multiple commands in Bash?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/4412238/608639) — jww, Aug 23 '19 at 20:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '16 at 12:12

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Just put all commands inside a quotes

ssh afont@123.123.123.123 "ls -l; ifconfig;"

answered Jun 28 '16 at 12:12

AlbertFont

_Thank you, but the same problem as in the commends over your answer:_ Both doesn't work. With \; the ; is converted to an normal character. And with "...;..." it's the same result: both commands are one command. The remote server tries to execute: >>ls -l \ ifconfig<< or >>ls -l; ifconfig< – Mace Jun 28 '16 at 12:16
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If this isn't working, perhaps you have an alias for `ssh` that is mangling the arguments. Try `type ssh`. – William Pursell Jun 28 '16 at 12:19
ah i found the Problem, it works Thank you! – Mace Jun 28 '16 at 12:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 14 '16 at 12:28

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You should try using "-t" before the commands:

ssh UserName@HostNameOrIP -t 'comand1 && command2'

edited Dec 14 '16 at 12:28

eli-k

answered Dec 14 '16 at 11:35

akjprajapati

2 Answers2