## zowe › zos-ssh › issue › command

Issue a z/OS USS command

Note: The common CLI 'Base Connection Options' of token-type and token-value are not applicable to the ssh command, since the ssh service is not accessible through APIML.

#### Usage

zowe zos-ssh issue command <command> [options]

#### Positional Arguments

- `command` (string)

  - z/OS USS command to issue.

#### Options

- `--cwd` (string)

  - Working directory in which to execute the command.

#### z/OS Ssh Connection Options

- `--host` | `-H` (string)

  - The z/OS SSH server host name.

- `--port` | `-P` (number)

  - The z/OS SSH server port.

    Default value: 22

- `--user` | `-u` (string)

  - Mainframe user name, which can be the same as your TSO login.

- `--password` | `--pass` | `--pw` (string)

  - Mainframe password, which can be the same as your TSO password.

- `--privateKey` | `--key` | `--pk` (string)

  - Path to a file containing your private key, that must match a public key stored in the server for authentication

- `--keyPassphrase` | `--passphrase` | `--kp` (string)

  - Private key passphrase, which unlocks the private key.

- `--handshakeTimeout` | `--timeout` | `--to` (number)

  - How long in milliseconds to wait for the SSH handshake to complete.

#### Profile Options

- `--ssh-profile` | `--ssh-p` (string)

  - The name of a (ssh) profile to load for this command execution.

- `--base-profile` | `--base-p` (string)

  - The name of a (base) profile to load for this command execution.

#### Base Connection Options

- `--reject-unauthorized` | `--ru` (boolean)

  - Reject self-signed certificates.

    Default value: true

- `--token-type` | `--tt` (string)

  - The type of token to get and use for the API. Omit this option to use the default token type, which is provided by 'zowe auth login'.

- `--token-value` | `--tv` (string)

  - The value of the token to pass to the API.

- `--cert-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication.

    Note: The CLI does not support certificate files that require a password. For more information, search Troubleshooting PEM Certificates in Zowe Docs.

- `--cert-key-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication

#### Examples

- Issue a simple command, giving the working directory:

  - `zowe zos-ssh issue command "npm install express" --cwd /u/cicprov/mnt/CICPY01I/bundles/myapp`