Node.js

SSH Execute Remote Commands

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Shows how to execute a command on an SSH server and retrieve the command output. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var ssh = new chilkat.Ssh();

    var port = 22;
    success = ssh.Connect("the-ssh-server.com",port);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ssh.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("theSshLogin","theSshPassword");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(ssh.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Send some commands and get the output.
    var strOutput = ssh.QuickCommand("df","ansi");
    if (ssh.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(ssh.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("---- df ----");
    console.log(strOutput);

    strOutput = ssh.QuickCommand("echo hello world","ansi");
    if (ssh.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(ssh.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("---- echo hello world ----");
    console.log(strOutput);

    strOutput = ssh.QuickCommand("date","ansi");
    if (ssh.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(ssh.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("---- date ----");
    console.log(strOutput);

    //  --------------
    //  Sample output:

    //  	---- df ----
    //  	Filesystem    512-blocks      Used  Available Capacity  iused     ifree %iused  Mounted on
    //  	/dev/disk2    2176716032 265736304 1910467728    13% 33281036 238808466   12%   /
    //  	devfs                382       382          0   100%      662         0  100%   /dev
    //  	map -hosts             0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /net
    //  	map auto_home          0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /home
    //  	/dev/disk3s2      374668    374668          0   100%    93665         0  100%   /Volumes/Google Chrome
    //  
    //  	---- echo hello world ----
    //  	hello world
    //  
    //  	---- date ----
    //  	Thu Dec 22 17:19:32 CST 2016

}

chilkatExample();