[plug] local file referencing in remote ssh commands

[Leon Blackwell]

On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 10:48:33AM +0800, Ryan wrote:
> ssh {REMOTE_HOST} "echo `cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub` >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
> 
> Having discovered that - is there a more correct or established way to
> reference local files in remote calls than this?

You need to ensure that your local shell doesn't see the backticks, so
try something like:

ssh {REMOTE_HOST} 'echo `cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub` >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys'


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