Re: Badly placed ()'s in SSH

From: Moritz Barsnick <barsnick_at_gmx.net>
Date: 25 Jan 2000 14:24:05 GMT
Message-ID: <86kbm5$cdl$1@aken.eed.ericsson.se>

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In article <387e1f39.4648325_at_news.earthlink.net> of comp.unix.solaris, NetComrade <andreyNSPAM_at_bookexchange.net> wrote:

> ssh sws_at_192.168.1.17 'exp swfootball/passwod tables=(user_details,
> user_data) file=$FN compress=n direct=y'

> and get this error right away:
> Badly placed ()'s

Everything between the "'"s is passed to a shell on the remote side. To a shell, brackets have special meanings. The following should probably do: # ssh sws_at_192.168.1.17 'exp swfootball/passwod tables="(user_details, user_data)" file=$FN compress=n direct=y'

> Can anybody help me resolve this issue (preferable through e-mail)

Usenet is not write-only.

HTH,
Moritz.

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All opinions expressed above are my own and not approved by my employer. Received on Tue Jan 25 2000 - 08:24:05 CST