Re: [Ssh-sftp-perl-users] Using Net::SSH2 as a file handle

[Bryan B. <br...@bu...>]

>
> Ah, then there's the problem.  Fileno tries to get a real Unix filehandle
> out
> of the object; since it isn't a real Unix file, you won't get one.
>
> Maybe something can be worked out with pipes so that it really is a handle
> (create a pipe, send the channel data to one end, give expect the other
> end)
> but it's beyond the scope of the current implementation.
>
> --
> Dave
> Isa. 40:31

Ok, forgive me if my ignorance misses something here.

Why not just implement channel as a real filehandle?  You would still do
everything as is, but only now you could create a shell, then print things
directly to and read things directly from it.

Which begets the question: What AM I to do with a shell created by
$chan->shell() ?  Do I have to keep polling this to know when I can write
to it?  I havnt been able to do much with this other then print out the
first couple of lines after it connects.  Printing directly to it and/or
execing on top of shell doesnt seem to produce any more output then that.

An example might be handy, and/or some further documentation.

Thanks.


Bryan
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