steelbrain / steelbrain/node-ssh

cwd not support ~

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TypeScript
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Description

ssh.execCommand('pwd', { cwd:  '~/server/bin' }).then(function(result) {
    console.log('STDOUT: ' + result.stdout)
    console.log('STDERR: ' + result.stderr)
})

result in cd '~/server/bin' ; pwd
then goto error: bash: line 0: cd: ~/server/bin: No such file or directory

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Research direction

Start at the ssh.execCommand cwd handling that produces cd '~/server/bin' ; pwd, and inspect how the remote shell interprets the quoted path. Reproduce the example against an SSH server, then verify that a cwd containing ~ reaches the intended directory without the shown bash error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell, typescript
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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