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How to pass argument to PuTTY commands file

I have a batch file that starts PuTTY and executes commands listed in a text file. I want to be able to pass in parameters to the text file that has my commands to be run on the remote server.

This is what I currently have -

start C:\Users\putty.exe -load "server" -l userID -pw Password -m commands.txt

Is there a way to pass for example a version number as an argument to the commands.txt file?

Solution

  • You have to generate the commands.txt on the fly:

    set PARAMETER=parameter
echo ./myscript.sh %PARAMETER% > commands.txt
start C:\Users\putty.exe -load "server" -l userID -pw Password -m commands.txt

    Side note: To automate tasks, you should consider using plink.exe instead of putty.exe:

    set PARAMETER=parameter
echo ./myscript.sh %PARAMETER% > commands.txt
plink.exe -load "server" -l userID -pw Password -m commands.txt

    Plink can even accept the command on its command-line, what makes your task even easier:

    plink.exe -load "server" -l userID -pw Password ./myscript.sh parameter