On 2007-10-11 16:49, Juri Mianovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have an account on a system where I cannot log in over SSH, but I
> _can_ run a limited set of commands remotely, over SSH. (I am in a
> jail of some sorts).
>
> I want to append the contents of a local text file to the contents of
> a remote text file, over SSH.
>
> Normally, I would do this locally with:
>
> cat file1 >> file2
>
> But again, file2 is remote, and I can't log in there... I have access
> to the 'echo' command and the 'dd' command (among others) on the
> remote host ... so for instance, I can do things like this:
>
> ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] rm -rf filename
>
> So, with all that in mind, how do I append the contents of a local
> file to a remote file, over SSH, using either 'echo' or 'dd' ?
Try running:
cat file1 | ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "dd >> file2"
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