4 thoughts on “ Execute Shell Commands Over SSH Using Python and Paramiko ” maryam October 19, 2016. Thank you for your post, it’s useful. I would like to know how it would change the program if I want to send result after ssh to my local, I have added these two lines after finally part. The SSH client program can be used for logging into a remote machine or server and for executing commands on a remote machine. When command is specified, it is executed on the remote host/server instead of a login shell. The syntax is as follows for executing commands over ssh: ssh user1@server1 command1 ssh user1@server1 'command2'. Rufus reid evolving bassist ebook readers. SSH is a protocol and will, by itself, never run any program. Depending on the Shell you're running inside SSH and the operating system in use you will start your executable: Linux:./program Windows: program.exe Note: exe usually indicates a Windows program. Most Linux/Unix servers have SSH access, while Microsoft servers usually don't. How to use SSH to run a shell script on a remote machine? Ask Question 1063. I have to run a shell script (windows/Linux) on a remote machine. ' -N rem Wait a second to let Plink establish the tunnel timeout /t 1 rem Run the task using the tunnel 'C: Program Files R R-3.2.1 bin x64 R.exe' CMD BATCH qidash.R rem Kill the tunnel taskkill.