Using PuTTY SSH, how do I capture the remote output of a command?

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In Linux

ssh me@server "echo this ran remotely"

The output this ran remotely is put to standard out. This is perfect.

echo "echo this ran remotely" > test.cmd
putty -i privatekey.ppk -m test.cmd -ssh me@server

The output doesn't go to standard out, it opens in a new process and, as far as I can tell, is lost forever.

How do I capture the output of the remote command?

I know I can do it in cygwin, but that's not helpful because it's hard to run cygwin commands programmatically from other scripting languages.

Why not enable session logging to a log file? (On session window right-click menu bar > Change settings.) — Karan, Apr 7, 2015 at 19:45
Another solution I found was the new ubuntu command in windows (See the windows store for "Ubuntu") — Jonathan, Nov 8, 2018 at 21:36

Martin Prikryl · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-08 06:23:07Z

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This is what Plink is meant for:

plink user@host "echo this ran remotely"

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answered Apr 7, 2015 at 19:55

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Are you asking a question or answering a question. Please elaborate why this answers the question. Include sources which back your claim.
– CharlieRB
Apr 7, 2015 at 21:55
Do you know if there's a place I can put the private key file so I don't always have to specify it with the -i argument?
– Jonathan
Apr 7, 2015 at 21:58
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@JonathanLeaders No. There's no equivalent of ~/.ssh/id_rsa in PuTTY toolset. Though you can use Pageant - authentication agent.
– Martin Prikryl
Apr 8, 2015 at 6:22
unfortunately plink with ssh cant work for some reason.
– GeneCode
Nov 8, 2018 at 3:00

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