## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh
Class SSHExec

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.SSHBase
                  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.SSHExec

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, LogListener

    public class SSHExec

extends SSHBase

Executes a command on a remote machine via ssh.

Since:
  Ant 1.6 (created February 2, 2003)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`description, location, project`

Constructor Summary
`SSHExec()` Constructor for SSHExecTask.

Method Summary
`void` `execute()` Execute the command on the remote host.
`void` `setAppend(boolean append)` Determines if the output is appended to the file given in `setOutput`.
`void` `setCommand(java.lang.String command)` Sets the command to execute on the remote host.
`void` `setCommandResource(java.lang.String f)` Sets a commandResource from a file
`void` `setErrAppend(boolean appenderr)` Determines if the output is appended to the file given in `setErrorOutput`.
`void` `setErrorOutput(java.io.File output)` If used, stores the erroutput of the command to the given file.
`void` `setErrorproperty(java.lang.String property)` If set, the erroroutput of the command will be stored in the given property.
`void` `setInput(java.io.File input)` If used, the content of the file is piped to the remote command
`void` `setInputProperty(java.lang.String inputProperty)` If used, the content of the property is piped to the remote command
`void` `setInputString(java.lang.String inputString)` If used, the string is piped to the remote command.
`void` `setOutput(java.io.File output)` If used, stores the output of the command to the given file.
`void` `setOutputproperty(java.lang.String property)` If set, the output of the command will be stored in the given property.
`void` `setResultproperty(java.lang.String property)` If set, the exitcode of the command will be stored in the given property.
`void` `setSuppressSystemErr(boolean suppressSystemErr)` If suppressSystemErr is `true`, output will not be sent to System.err If suppressSystemErr is `false`, normal behavior
`void` `setSuppressSystemOut(boolean suppressSystemOut)` If suppressSystemOut is `true`, output will not be sent to System.out If suppressSystemOut is `false`, normal behavior
`void` `setTimeout(long timeout)` The connection can be dropped after a specified number of milliseconds.
`void` `setUsePty(boolean b)` Whether a pseudo-tty should be allocated.
`void` `setUseSystemIn(boolean useSystemIn)` If set, input will be taken from System.in

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.SSHBase
`getFailonerror, getHost, getPort, getUserInfo, getVerbose, init, openSession, setFailonerror, setHost, setKeyfile, setKnownhosts, setPassphrase, setPassword, setPort, setTrust, setUsername, setVerbose`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.LogListener
`log`

Constructor Detail

### SSHExec

    public SSHExec()

  Constructor for SSHExecTask.

Method Detail

### setCommand

    public void setCommand(java.lang.String command)

  Sets the command to execute on the remote host.

  Parameters:
    `command` - The new command value

### setCommandResource

    public void setCommandResource(java.lang.String f)

  Sets a commandResource from a file

  Parameters:
    `f` - the value to use.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7.1

### setTimeout

    public void setTimeout(long timeout)

  The connection can be dropped after a specified number of milliseconds. This is sometimes useful when a connection may be flaky. Default is 0, which means "wait forever".

  Parameters:
    `timeout` - The new timeout value in seconds

### setOutput

    public void setOutput(java.io.File output)

  If used, stores the output of the command to the given file.

  Parameters:
    `output` - The file to write to.

### setErrorOutput

    public void setErrorOutput(java.io.File output)

  If used, stores the erroutput of the command to the given file.

  Parameters:
    `output` - The file to write to.
  Since:
    Apache Ant 1.9.4

### setInput

    public void setInput(java.io.File input)

  If used, the content of the file is piped to the remote command

  Parameters:
    `input` - The file which provides the input data for the remote command
  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### setInputProperty

    public void setInputProperty(java.lang.String inputProperty)

  If used, the content of the property is piped to the remote command

  Parameters:
    `inputProperty` - The property which contains the input data for the remote command.
  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### setInputString

    public void setInputString(java.lang.String inputString)

  If used, the string is piped to the remote command.

  Parameters:
    `inputString` - the input data for the remote command.
  Since:
    Ant 1.8.3

### setAppend

    public void setAppend(boolean append)

  Determines if the output is appended to the file given in `setOutput`. Default is false, that is, overwrite the file.

  Parameters:
    `append` - True to append to an existing file, false to overwrite.

### setErrAppend

    public void setErrAppend(boolean appenderr)

  Determines if the output is appended to the file given in `setErrorOutput`. Default is false, that is, overwrite the file.

  Parameters:
    `append` - True to append to an existing file, false to overwrite.
  Since:
    Apache Ant 1.9.4

### setOutputproperty

    public void setOutputproperty(java.lang.String property)

  If set, the output of the command will be stored in the given property.

  Parameters:
    `property` - The name of the property in which the command output will be stored.

### setErrorproperty

    public void setErrorproperty(java.lang.String property)

  If set, the erroroutput of the command will be stored in the given property.

  Parameters:
    `property` - The name of the property in which the command erroroutput will be stored.
  Since:
    Apache Ant 1.9.4

### setResultproperty

    public void setResultproperty(java.lang.String property)

  If set, the exitcode of the command will be stored in the given property.

  Parameters:
    `property` - The name of the property in which the exitcode will be stored.
  Since:
    Apache Ant 1.9.4

### setUsePty

    public void setUsePty(boolean b)

  Whether a pseudo-tty should be allocated.

  Since:
    Apache Ant 1.8.3

### setUseSystemIn

    public void setUseSystemIn(boolean useSystemIn)

  If set, input will be taken from System.in

  Parameters:
    `useSystemIn` - True to use System.in as InputStream, false otherwise
  Since:
    Apache Ant 1.9.4

### setSuppressSystemOut

    public void setSuppressSystemOut(boolean suppressSystemOut)

  If suppressSystemOut is `true`, output will not be sent to System.out
  If suppressSystemOut is `false`, normal behavior

  Since:
    Ant 1.9.0

### setSuppressSystemErr

    public void setSuppressSystemErr(boolean suppressSystemErr)

  If suppressSystemErr is `true`, output will not be sent to System.err
  If suppressSystemErr is `false`, normal behavior

  Since:
    Ant 1.9.4

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  Execute the command on the remote host.

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - Most likely a network error or bad parameter.