cmd.run on command line with command substitution subshell

[Deyan]

I would like to execute command substitution subshell on the minion from Salt Master command line.

For example, I would need to run something like this on the master...

salt '*' cmd.run 'for STR in `subshell command`; do something with $STR here; done'

Of course, it is not possible this way since subshell would be executed on master, and I need entire command and subshell to be executed on the minions.

Is it possible to somehow achieve this with cmd.run?

Thanks.

[ende...@gmail.com]

You should be able to escape the special characters.  I always recommend $() over tics (but it should work with tics too.  

salt \* cmd.run "for STR in \$(hostname); do echo \$STR; done"

[Phipps, Thomas]

for what it is worth, you can also use ` within ‘ quotes without it being rendered on the command line

so

salt \* cmd.run 'for STR in `hostname`; do echo $STR; done'

Should work without issue.

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[Deyan]

I did try both methods before, but I obviously made some mistake, and could not get it to work. It was a very long and complex command line, so I probably missed something.

I can confirm that both methods work properly. :)

Thank you.