Executing scripts on a server over SSH

It took me a while to figure out how to run, for instance, configure on a remote server while working in Secure Shell. I was surprised to see that ./configure returnes a “not found” error. The simple solution is to do /bin/theshell ./script :).

Tip: Here’s how you can determine the shell you’re using (you can’t be sure about remote machines):

$ echo $SHELL

and perhaps a bit more about yourself:

$ finger -m _username_

Btw, I believe that comp.lang.ssh is the best place to ask questions about SSH.