remote_spawn procedure

remote_spawn Procedure

Start a command on the destination. By default it is not possible to redirect I/O. If the command is successfully started, a positive spawn ID is returned. If the spawn fails, a negative value will be returned. Once the command has started, you can interact with it using remote_expect and remote_wait procedures.

remote_spawn dest commandline args

dest

The destination.

commandline

The command to execute.

args

If the optional keyword readonly is specified, input to the command may be redirected.