(C++) SSH Execute Remote Commands

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

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#include <CkSsh.h>

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

    CkSsh ssh;

    int port = 22;
    bool success = ssh.Connect("the-ssh-server.com",port);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("theSshLogin","theSshPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Send some commands and get the output.
    const char *strOutput = ssh.quickCommand("df","ansi");
    if (ssh.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "---- df ----" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << strOutput << "\r\n";

    strOutput = ssh.quickCommand("echo hello world","ansi");
    if (ssh.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "---- echo hello world ----" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << strOutput << "\r\n";

    strOutput = ssh.quickCommand("date","ansi");
    if (ssh.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << ssh.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "---- date ----" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << strOutput << "\r\n";

    // --------------
    // 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
    }