remote variable

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Can anyone tell me why the cp section of the snippet below is not returning a value? That is the cp section, everything before that works fine, thanks for your input.

cp_files=`ssh -t $USERID@$RSYSTEM "cd $REMOTE_DIR; \
for files in \`cat $EXPORT_FILES\`; do \
echo cp \\$files $SOURCE_DIR; done"

2

Using ssh requires escaping the special characters ( $REMOTE_DIR, etc ...).

$REMOTE_DIR  --->  \$REMOTE_DIR

I'd recommend using full paths, where possible, to avoid potential issues. Keep in mind that when you execute a ssh script you are working in a different environment.

For more take a look at this:

Hope it helps