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how is it possible to access one linux machine thru another. Following is the need

1) check if a linux machine say ab-080 exists or not.

2) if exists, then clean a directory. /tmp ( this can be done using tmpwatch or rm ...)

not aware at present of a command like the one in windows \unc path.....what is it.

Brgds,

kNish

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Define "exists". – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Dec 13 '10 at 20:01
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ssh? <!--padding--> – Adam Rosenfield Dec 13 '10 at 20:03
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ssh, expect, NFS, Samba... (depends on what experience you want) – birryree Dec 13 '10 at 20:04
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@Ignacio: so existential o.0 – Matt Ball Dec 13 '10 at 20:06
@Matt - Hah, well played. :) – EEAA Dec 13 '10 at 20:43

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ssh ab-080 rm -r "/tmp/*"

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you should probably escape or quote the *: ssh ab-080 'rm -r /tmp/*' – Nathan Fellman Dec 13 '10 at 21:38
good catch. that's what I get for writing in a hurry. – erjiang Dec 15 '10 at 14:44

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