Running Local Script On SSH Server

Question

I'm using Linux to log into a server using ssh. Once I'm logged in, I would like to execute a local Python script which uses netcat to run some program on the remote machine (it is therefore required to be logged in to access it).

Locally I can type ./script.py on bash to run the script however if I do it while being connected to the remote server that doesn't work. This is due to the fact that the terminal now is in a directory on the remote machine and no longer in a local one.

So how do I execute my local script against the remote machine while being logged in without copying it over first?

abartek · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-04 11:13:44Z

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You can do it easily using pipes:
my sample program to test: (py.py)

import socket print socket.gethostname()

running remotely:

ssh remoteserver "python" < py.py

the output was:

remoteserver name

If your user's path not contains python, you must use full path

ssh remoteserver "/usr/bin/python" < py.py

in my environment.

answered Jun 4, 2015 at 11:13

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shivams Over a year ago

Is this solution specific to python or possible to use this in other language as well (ofcourse in their syntax) ?

abartek Over a year ago

any program what can handle input redirection (pipes) can run by this method - I used perl, php, bash shell by this way before.

shivams Over a year ago

This is really awesome trick. I did not know about it earlier. Also my question was pretty lame. I did not think through before asking as i was admiring your solution. ;)

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