remsh(1N)                                               remsh(1N)



     NAME
          remsh - remote shell

     SYNOPSIS
          remsh rhost [-l username] [-n] [command]

     DESCRIPTION
          remsh connects to a specified remote host, rhost, and exe-
          cutes a specified remote command (command) via a local net-
          work.  On the remote side, you get whatever shell is set up
          for that account.  remsh copies its standard input to the
          remote command, the standard output of the remote command to
          its standard output, and the standard error of the remote
          command to its standard error.  Interrupt, quit, and ter-
          minate signals are propagated to the remote command; remsh
          normally terminates when the remote command does.

          The remote user name used is the same as your local user
          name, unless you specify a different remote name with the -l
          flag option.  The remote account must have its rhosts file
          set up to grant you permission to log in without prompting
          you for the password; no provision is made for specifying a
          password with a command.

          If you omit command, then instead of executing a single com-
          mand, you are logged in on the remote host using rlogin(1N).

          If you stipulate the -n flag option, the standard input is
          redirected to /dev/null.

          Shell metacharacters that are not quoted are interpreted on
          the local machine while quoted metacharacters are interpret-
          ed on the remote machine.  Thus the command

               remsh rhost cat remotefile >> localfile

          appends the remote file remotefile to the local file local-
          file, while

               remsh rhost cat remotefile ">>" remotefile.2

          appends remotefile to remotefile.2.

          Host names are given in the file /etc/hosts.  Each host has
          one standard name (the first name given in the file), which
          is rather long and unambiguous, and optionally one or more
          nicknames.  The rhost names for local machines may also be
          commands in the directory /usr/hosts; these names must be
          linked to the remsh binaries.  If you put this directory in
          your search path, then the remsh may be omitted, as in the
          second form of the command, above.




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     remsh(1N)                                               remsh(1N)



          Using remsh, you cannot run an interactive command (like
          vi(1)); instead, use rlogin(1N).

     FILES
          /usr/bin/remsh
          /etc/hosts
          /usr/hosts/*

     SEE ALSO
          rlogin(1N), telnet(1N).













































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