Add new section about how to run commands remotely. #89
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running-commands-remotely.md
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| WP-CLI accepts an `--ssh=<host>` global parameter for running a command against a remote WordPress install. | ||
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| Under the hood, WP-CLI proxies commands to the ssh executable, which then passes them to WP-CLI installed on the remote machine. Your syntax for `--ssh=<host>` can be any of the following: |
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Giving the format spec [<user>@]<host>[:<port>][<path>] would be good. Mentioning it's similar to scp and git. Mentioning port in list. And "to the WP-CLI installed" perhaps.
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Added these changes. I rewrote the examples, as the "list all combinations" did not make any sense with the added port.
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| You don't need to SSH into machines, change directories, and generally spend a full minute to get to a given WordPress install, you can just let WP-CLI know what machine to work with and it knows how to make the actual connection. | ||
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| Additionally, alias groups let you register groups of aliases. If I want to run a command against both configured example sites, I can use a group like `@both`: |
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Maybe stick with "you" rather than using "I" here.
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| ## Making WP-CLI accessible on a remote server | ||
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| Running a command remotely through SSH requires having `wp` accessible on the `$PATH` on the remote server. Because SSH connections don’t load `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`, you may need to specify a custom `$PATH` when using `wp --ssh=<host>`. |
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Mention ~/.ssh/environment as an option.
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Added a mention and a link to relevant docs.
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What do you think about putting this in a subdirectory? Our sidebar is getting quite long:
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@danielbachhuber Yes, agree regarding the long sidebar. This should be discussed in #87 |
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@danielbachhuber Ok to merge this, provided we discuss the layout of the entire content structure in #87 ? |
Yep, works for me. |
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