Running a command in the application's SSH session using rhc
In this recipe, you will learn how to view the gear directory listing without performing SSH into the server using rhc.
Getting ready
To step through this recipe, you will need rhc installed on your machine. Also, we will use the OpenShift application created in the Creating an OpenShift application using the rhc command-line client recipe.
How to do it…
To run the ls command without performing SSH into the application server, you should run the following command:
$ rhc app-ssh --app myapp --command ls
The rhc ssh command is a short hand for rhc app-ssh. Both these commands allow you to SSH into an application gear.
How it works…
The rhc app-ssh command internally uses the SSH command-line client to connect with the application gear. With the SSH command-line client, you can specify the command:
$ ssh username@server.com command
The rhc command-line client provides a --command option that allows you to specify a command you want to run...
