C#

SSH Execute Remote Commands

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Shows how to execute a command on an SSH server and retrieve the command output. C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Ssh ssh = new Chilkat.Ssh();

int port = 22;
success = ssh.Connect("the-ssh-server.com",port);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

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

Debug.WriteLine("---- df ----");
Debug.WriteLine(strOutput);

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

Debug.WriteLine("---- echo hello world ----");
Debug.WriteLine(strOutput);

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

Debug.WriteLine("---- date ----");
Debug.WriteLine(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