How to ssh and then run commands?

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ssh -i dummy.pem ubuntu@server find /home/ubuntu/ -type f -print0 | 
xargs -0 stat --format '%Z' | sort -nr | cut -d: -f2- | head -1

stat: missing operand
Try `stat --help' for more information.

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VladimirM · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26 01:36:13Z

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Use quote marks: ssh -i dummy.pem ubuntu@server 'find /home/ubuntu/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 stat --format '%Z' | sort -nr | cut -d: -f2- | head -1'

answered Nov 26, 2013 at 1:36

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ensc · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26 01:35:49Z

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you have to quote the command. Alternatively, you can use <<

ssh -i ... <<EOF
find /home...
EOF

answered Nov 26, 2013 at 1:35

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