exit status

[vlz]

Hi,
I need to get exit status of the remote command.
For example:
a=/tmp/myfile
remsh host "ls $a;echo $?"

The problem is that I have to use variable and not it value:
i.e. I can't use this:
remsh host 'ls /tmp/myfile;echo $?'

Thanks in advance,
Vadim

 

[danielhozac]

Have you tried [tt]remsh host "ls $a;echo \$?"[/tt]? //Daniel

 

[vlz]

Thanks Daniel,
It works for ksh.
I tried the same solution for tcsh, but I get the
status from the local machine.
i.e.
set a=/tmp/myfile # this file doesn't exist on remote host
remsh host "ls $a;echo \$status"

<output>:
/tmp/myfile not found
0

Is there also solution for tcsh?

 

[vgersh99]

remsh host &quot;ls $a > /dev/null 2>&1;echo \$status&quot; vlad
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[vlz]

Hi Vlad,
I work in tcsh on the both hosts (local and remote)
So I run
remsh host &quot;ls $a >& /dev/null;echo \$status&quot;

<output>
0

still I get local exit status

 

[vgersh99]

........ and &quot;$a&quot; does NOT exist on the remote host?

when you do &quot;remsh host&quot;, what shell do you get? [do &quot;echo $0&quot; once on the 'other' side] vlad
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[vlz]

variable $a is defined only on the local host.
when I do remsh host I get tcsh shell