CLI Machines Snippets Run

ed machines snippets run

Runs one saved snippet on its selected machine through the same shared execution used by the app's Run button.

ed machines snippets run <machine> <index> [--json]

Arguments

Name	Type / values	Default	What it does
<machine>	machine name, ssh alias, id, or unambiguous prefix	required	Which machine to use.
<index>	integer, counting from 1	required	Which entry from ed machines snippets ls to run.

Options

Name	Type / values	Default	What it does
--json	flag	off	Emit the machine, operation, stdout, stderr and snippet record as JSON.
--help, -h	flag	off	Print help and exit 0.

Plain mode keeps the command's stdout and stderr on their matching local streams. JSON returns both streams separately in a stable object:

{
  "machine": "Box",
  "operation": "machines.snippets.run",
  "stderr": "",
  "stdout": "active\n",
  "snippet": {
    "command": "systemctl is-active nginx",
    "id": "F8D5CE93-C9B4-4A05-9109-9AEB1BD806BA",
    "index": 1,
    "sharedAcrossMachines": false,
    "title": "nginx"
  }
}

The saved command is sent verbatim with a 120 second timeout. The index is resolved before a connection is opened, so an out-of-range index exits 3 without contacting the machine. Machine identity is pinned with the selected snippet before connecting. A nonzero remote exit reports both streams as diagnostics.

Examples

ed machines snippets run box 1
ed machines snippets run box 1 --json | jq -r '.stdout'

Where to go next

• ed machines, the rest of this group
• All ed commands