FTP / SSH functions overview

Overview of the SSH command execution actions over SFTP connections.

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Description

This article provides an overview of the SSH command execution actions over SFTP connections. available in RPA. SSH actions extend the FTP module to execute shell commands on remote servers via existing SFTP connections.


Prerequisites

  • An active SFTP connection (created via FTP Connect with protocol=SFTP)

Available Functions

SSH

  • ftp-execute-command – Execute a shell command on a remote server via SSH
  • ftp-execute-script – Execute a local script file on a remote server via SSH
  • ftp-upload-and-execute – Upload a script, make it executable, and run it on the remote server

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