Run ssh and immediately execute command

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I m trying to find UNIX or bash command to run a command after connecting to an ssh server   For example   ssh name ip  tmux list-sessions    The above code works  it lists the sessions  but it then immediately disconnects   Putting it in the sshrc on the server side works  but I need to be able to type it in client side   I want to be able to run a command  it logs in  opens up the window  then runs the command I ve set  Ive tried    command    ssh name ip  ssh name ip  command   ssh name ip   command    ssh -t name ip  command

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You can use the LocalCommand command-line option if the PermitLocalCommand option is enabled   ssh username hostname -o LocalCommand  tmux list-sessions    For more details about the available options  see the ssh config man page

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ssh -t  command  bash -l    will execute the command and then start up a login shell when it completes  For example   ssh -t user domain com  cd  some path  bash -l

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This isn t quite what you re looking for  but I ve found it useful in similar circumstances   I recently added the following to my  HOME  bashrc  something similar should be possible with shells other than bash    if   -f  HOME  add-screen-to-history     then     history -s  screen -dr  fi   I keep a screen session running on one particular machine  and I ve had problems with ssh connections to that machine being dropped  requiring me to re-run screen -dr every time I reconnect   With that addition  and after creating that  empty  file in my home directory  I automatically have the screen -dr command in my history when my shell starts  After reconnecting  I can just type Control-P Enter and I m back in my screen session -- or I can ignore it  It s flexible  but not quite automatic  and in your case it s easier than typing tmux list-sessions   You might want to make the history -s command unconditional   This does require updating your  HOME  bashrc on each of the target systems  which might or might not make it unsuitable for your purposes

[bash] Run ssh and immediately execute command

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