To run a shell script (with parameters) on Windows command line via putty.exe

Question

I need to execute a batch script which runs the shell script remotely inside the Linux box.

Now, everything is working fine, but the script fails to execute if I try to give a command line parameter to the shell script.

Working -> ex

C:\temp\Testing>putty.exe -pw "blabla" -m "test-script.sh" [email protected]

But if I try to give arguments it fails to execute. Example:

Not Working

C:\temp\Testing>putty.exe -pw "blabla" -m "test-script.sh ok-1" [email protected]

 where ok-1 = command line argument for local script test-script.sh

How can I fix this problem?

From the documentation : "the `-m' option expects to be given a local file name, and it will read a command from that file." — Denys Séguret
– Denys Séguret, Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 17:19
@dystroy, thanks for the suggestion. What I draw from your response is , your suggesting me to use -m option, . I have used -m option and it wors like a charm but if i want my bash script (which resides locally) to accept command line argument ( ok-1 in this case ) how would i implement that — samantha
– samantha, Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 21:35
@samantha - I don't think you can achieve what you are trying through the -m option. -m option is to provide a command text file and that command text file is taken as is and executed on target server. -m as far as I know, is not designed to consider what follows as a command line syntax. Instead -m tells putty to grab the file mentioned after -m and execute it remotely. So, when you provide a command line argument, say ok-1, putty thinks of ok-1 as a file.HTH. I can provide an alternate way to do what you are trying to achieve. — ring bearer
– ring bearer, Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 21:59
@ring bearer, Thanks a lot for detailed explanation. your solution has cleared few of my doubts. — samantha
– samantha, Commented Jun 12, 2012 at 22:58

bta · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-13 16:21:05Z

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Instead of using putty.exe, you can use pscp and plink (utilities that come with PuTTY) to do this. Use a command like this:

pscp.exe -pw "blabla" test-script.sh [email protected]:/some/path/

to copy the script to the remote server, and then use a command like this:

plink.exe -ssh -pw "blabla" [email protected] /some/path/test-script.sh ok-1

to execute it.

edited Jun 13, 2012 at 16:21

answered Jun 12, 2012 at 22:26

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samantha Over a year ago

Thanks for solution. Being late in Uk , I will try it tomorrow in office and let you guys know if it works. Thanks again

samantha Over a year ago

Hi @bta, I tried your command from cmd.exe on window but it fails . I got error like "bash: ok-1: command not found"

bta Over a year ago

@samantha- Whoops, I made a typo on my plink command. There shouldn't be a colon between the server address and the command to run. See my edited answer for the correct syntax.

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