From: itsme213 <itsme213@...>
Date: 2005-10-01T10:21:47+09:00
Subject: Re: net/ssh question

great, thanks!

"Jamis Buck" <jamis@37signals.com> wrote in message
news:B9594F4E-4D09-4743-941B-3A0D39F21AA2@37signals.com...
> On Sep 30, 2005, at 12:46 PM, itsme213 wrote:
>
> > I am using the synchronized shell in net/ssh.
> >     shell = ssh.shell.sync
> >
> > Works like a charm when I use direct methods on the shell:
> >   out = shell.cd "dir1/dir2"
> >   # out has #status etc.
> >
> > Fails when I use send_data
> >   out = shell.send_data "cd dir1/dir2"
> >   # out is an Array
> >
> > Is it supposed to do this?
>
> Yes. #send_data just sends data directly across the pipe, without
> waiting for any response. The return value is not meaningful, generally.
>
> If you want to send some literal command to the shell without using
> the method_missing proxy, you can use send_command:
>
>    out = shell.send_command "cd dir1/dir2"
>
> You can pass a string to send to the comamnd's stdin as the second
> parameter to #send_command, too.
>
> - Jamis
>
>
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