Issue
I put together a bunch of alias commands in a folder. Mainly ssh, so instead of having to type...
ssh [user]@[server]
...ten times a day, I can just type...
server
...and the alias script fires. The script is simply the command...
ssh [user]@[server]
This is all working fine, but I was wondering if there was a way in Bash where instead of firing the ssh command quietly, it would display the command that is being executed?
Solution
You can debug the script with -x, which will echo the commands and arguments.
bash -x script.sh
You can do this for specific portions of the file, too (from section 2.3.2 linked above):
set -x # activate debugging from here
ssh [email protected] ...
set +x # stop debugging from here
The output from -x might be a bit too verbose for what you're looking for, though, since it's meant for debugging (and not logging).
You might be better off just writing out your own echo statements - that'd give you full control over the output.
Answered By - Rob Hruska Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)