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ssh and shell through ssh : how to exit?

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Mar 15, 2026143898 views
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Problem

I'm launching a distant script through SSH like this: Everything is going fine but once the script is finished, the connection is not closed. I Have to press CTRL-C to break the current connection. I've tried the "exit" command in '~/my_script.sh' and it's useless. I've tried the "logout" command i…

Error Output

ssh user@ipaddress '~/my_script.sh'

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The exit in the shell script does not work because it is exiting from the script, not the shell. To exit from the shell after the script completes do This will run the script then exit from the shell.

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