I'd like to create a url link that launches terminal (from webpage or browser such as chrome or safari) and ssh's to a box and launches remote commands (for example <code>ls</code>), in terminal it would look like: <code>ssh user@1.2.3.4 'ls'</code> I've tried: <code><a href='ssh://user@1.2.3.4 "ls"'>SSH with ls</a></code> but this does nothing. and this works (without any commands): <code><a href='ssh://user@1.2.3.4'>SSH</a></code> Is this possible in HTML? I'll also accept answers that use Javascript.

I have looked at multiple sources and tried different combinations and come to below understanding <ul> <li>There was no standard defined for the SSH URI to specify commands. So it is up to the process taking the input to understand how to use it</li> <li>By default <code>Terminal.app</code> handles the SSH url and there is no documentation that it supports command </li> <li>The app receiving the URL, doesn't get the URL as an argument, it needs to fetch it using some event. You can refer here for the same</li> <li>You can configure iTerm to handle SSH handler and access the URL that was passed as describe here </li> <li>You can create a custom app that handles the URL and does support commands and other things you want</li> </ul> Doing it using iTerm You create a new profile and enable SSH URL handler in the same <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/fp8Lg.png" alt="SSH handling"> So used below sample page <pre class="prettyprint"><code><html> <body> <a href="ssh://vagrant@vm/ls -alh">ls -alh</a> </body> </html> </code></pre> And below command in my <code>iTerm</code> SSH profile <pre class="prettyprint"><code>/usr/bin/ssh $$USER$$@$$HOST$$ $(echo $$PATH$$ | tr -d '/') </code></pre> And the result was <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/aeMes.png" alt="Result"> Of course you want to run a python script or something and pass it these values and let it do such things for additional functionalities. But this shows how you could achieve such a setup Key References url scheme for ssh: Calling command on remote host https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75668/why-doesnt-the-ssh-command-follow-rfc-on-uri https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/iterm2-discuss/r0Rk_WZaGWk http://www.rubicode.com/Software/Bundles.html#RCDefaultApp https://superuser.com/questions/379342/setting-iterm2-as-the-default-terminal-osx-lion https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/46666/how-to-access-a-clicked-url-in-a-url-handler-application-created-in-automator https://support.shotgunsoftware.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/209485898-Launching-External-Applications-using-Custom-Protocols-under-OSX

Open terminal from html using href ssh:// url with command line options

I'd like to create a url link that launches terminal (from webpage or browser such as chrome or safari) and ssh's to a box and launches remote commands (for example ls), in terminal it would look like: ssh [email protected] 'ls'

I've tried:

<a href='ssh://[email protected] "ls"'>SSH with ls</a>

but this does nothing. and this works (without any commands):

<a href='ssh://[email protected]'>SSH</a>

Is this possible in HTML? I'll also accept answers that use Javascript.

How do I open a HTML file in Linux terminal?

I think what you want is simply this. And simply type: browse (your file name) without the parentheses of course. This will run your HTML file in Firefox browser.

I have looked at multiple sources and tried different combinations and come to below understanding

There was no standard defined for the SSH URI to specify commands. So it is up to the process taking the input to understand how to use it
By default Terminal.app handles the SSH url and there is no documentation that it supports command
The app receiving the URL, doesn't get the URL as an argument, it needs to fetch it using some event. You can refer here for the same
You can configure iTerm to handle SSH handler and access the URL that was passed as describe here
You can create a custom app that handles the URL and does support commands and other things you want

Doing it using iTerm

You create a new profile and enable SSH URL handler in the same

SSH handling

So used below sample page

<html>
<body>
<a href="ssh://vagrant@vm/ls -alh">ls -alh</a>
</body>
</html>

And below command in my iTerm SSH profile

/usr/bin/ssh $$USER$$@$$HOST$$  $(echo $$PATH$$ | tr -d '/')

And the result was

Result

Of course you want to run a python script or something and pass it these values and let it do such things for additional functionalities. But this shows how you could achieve such a setup

Key References

url scheme for ssh: Calling command on remote host

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75668/why-doesnt-the-ssh-command-follow-rfc-on-uri

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/iterm2-discuss/r0Rk_WZaGWk

http://www.rubicode.com/Software/Bundles.html#RCDefaultApp

https://superuser.com/questions/379342/setting-iterm2-as-the-default-terminal-osx-lion

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/46666/how-to-access-a-clicked-url-in-a-url-handler-application-created-in-automator

https://support.shotgunsoftware.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/209485898-Launching-External-Applications-using-Custom-Protocols-under-OSX

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