REMOTE_COMMAND Statement—Specify Command to Execute Remotely

The REMOTE_COMMAND statement specifies the command to execute remotely on a target system.

Supported Job Type

This statement is required for the Remote Execution job type.

Syntax

REMOTE_COMMAND command

command

Specifies the command to execute remotely.

Limits: 1024 characters

Notes:

The command can contain any characters, including delimiters.
The statement can include arguments and multiple commands that are separated by an O/S delimiter.
If the command contains delimiters, enclose it in single quotes.
Double any single quotes that are included in an operand with delimiters.
If the statement exceeds one line, the last plus or minus sign on a line is taken as a continuation character.
Multiple REMOTE_COMMAND statements are allowed.

Example: Specify a Command to Execute Remotely

This example executes the 'sleep 200' command for a remote execution job with a UNIX endpoint system.

AGENT REMOTETEST
REMOTE_COMMAND ‘sleep 200’
REMOTE_TARGET UNIXEndpoint
EXITCODE 0-1 SUCCESS