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Environments: SuSE 15 SP1 Problem: It is so strange that some latest filelist could not be output via the remote ssh ls -l .

jchadb2:/scripts # 
jchadb2:/scripts # 
jchadb2:/scripts # ls -ltr /scripts/*.sh
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 1519 Dec 23  2019 /scripts/hacfg_trans_v2.sh
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 1519 Dec 23  2019 /scripts/hacfg_trans.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1550 Dec 31  2019 /scripts/hafile_trans_dos.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1516 Dec 31  2019 /scripts/hafile_trans_ux.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1497 Dec 31  2019 /scripts/hafile_trans.sh
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 1523 Dec 30 18:34 /scripts/habak_trans_v2.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1548 Dec 31 10:57 /scripts/hafile_trans_v2.sh
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 1622 Dec 31 16:30 /scripts/habak_trans_v3a.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1647 Dec 31 17:18 /scripts/hafile_trans_v3a.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1647 Dec 31 17:18 /scripts/hafile_trans_v3.sh
jchadb2:/scripts # 
jchadb2:/scripts # 



jchadb1:/scripts # 
jchadb1:/scripts # 
jchadb1:/scripts # ssh jchadb2 ls -l /scripts/*.sh
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 1476 Dec 11  2019 /scripts/habak_trans.sh
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 1519 Dec 23  2019 /scripts/hacfg_trans.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1550 Dec 31  2019 /scripts/hafile_trans_dos.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1516 Dec 31  2019 /scripts/hafile_trans_ux.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1497 Dec 31  2019 /scripts/hafile_trans.sh
jchadb1:/scripts # 
jchadb1:/scripts #
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you have files on jchab1:/scripts that match /scripts/*

so

ssh jchadb2 ls -l /scripts/*.sh

first, expand localy to

ssh jchadb2 ls -l /scripts/habak_trans.sh .. (no _v2 files)

next, ls -l /scripts/habak_trans.sh .. is sent to jchab2 (and still no _v2. file)

and on remote hosts, only explicit file are listed.

compare

ssh jchadb2 ls -l /scripts/*.sh

and

ssh jchadb2 ls -l /scripts/*_v*.sh

try escaping *

ssh jchadb2 ls -l /scripts/\*.sh
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  • Great ！ It really need \* <br/> – lylklb Jan 12 at 14:58
  • But how to understand that the wildcard "*" with remote ssh ls -l cannot expand/mismatch the "_v" ....？ – lylklb Jan 12 at 15:07
  • I update my answer, be aware that command line is expanded localy before command part in ssh is sent to remote host. – Archemar Jan 12 at 15:12
  • My doubt is why the same "*" just cannot expand/mismatch the "_v" ？ – lylklb Jan 12 at 15:40
  • because there is _v2 files on jcab1 – Archemar Jan 12 at 15:42

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