## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh
Class SSHExec

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.SSHBase
                  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.SSHExec

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, LogListener

    public class SSHExec

extends SSHBase

Executes a command on a remote machine via ssh.

Since:
  Ant 1.6 (created February 2, 2003)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`description, location, project`

Constructor Summary
`SSHExec()` Constructor for SSHExecTask.

Method Summary
`void` `execute()` Execute the command on the remote host.
`void` `setAppend(boolean append)` Determines if the output is appended to the file given in `setOutput`.
`void` `setCommand(java.lang.String command)` Sets the command to execute on the remote host.
`void` `setOutput(java.io.File output)` If used, stores the output of the command to the given file.
`void` `setOutputproperty(java.lang.String property)` If set, the output of the command will be stored in the given property.
`void` `setTimeout(long timeout)` The connection can be dropped after a specified number of milliseconds.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.SSHBase
`getFailonerror, getHost, getPort, getUserInfo, getVerbose, init, openSession, setFailonerror, setHost, setKeyfile, setKnownhosts, setPassphrase, setPassword, setPort, setTrust, setUsername, setVerbose`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.LogListener
`log`

Constructor Detail

### SSHExec

    public SSHExec()

  Constructor for SSHExecTask.

Method Detail

### setCommand

    public void setCommand(java.lang.String command)

  Sets the command to execute on the remote host.

  Parameters:
    `command` - The new command value

### setTimeout

    public void setTimeout(long timeout)

  The connection can be dropped after a specified number of milliseconds. This is sometimes useful when a connection may be flaky. Default is 0, which means "wait forever".

  Parameters:
    `timeout` - The new timeout value in seconds

### setOutput

    public void setOutput(java.io.File output)

  If used, stores the output of the command to the given file.

  Parameters:
    `output` - The file to write to.

### setAppend

    public void setAppend(boolean append)

  Determines if the output is appended to the file given in `setOutput`. Default is false, that is, overwrite the file.

  Parameters:
    `append` - True to append to an existing file, false to overwrite.

### setOutputproperty

    public void setOutputproperty(java.lang.String property)

  If set, the output of the command will be stored in the given property.

  Parameters:
    `property` - The name of the property in which the command output will be stored.

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  Execute the command on the remote host.

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - Most likely a network error or bad parameter.