On Friday 12 October 2007 01:49:04 Juri Mianovich 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' ?
With echo or dd I don't know. With cat you can do it this way: cat file1 | ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "cat >> file2" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"