# Run a command on a remote machine Control / exec A variant of [Run an external command](https://meridian.online/operations/run-an-external-command). Run commands on another computer, over SSH or its own command protocol, and return the output. Page: ## Status Not built yet. arcform does not do this yet; it would live in how a Protocol runs. [Its place on the roadmap](https://meridian.online/roadmap#run-an-external-command) ## What other tools call it Meridian's classification; an independent blind rating agreed on 95.7% of 324 rows (variant, version 3). - EasyMorph: [`SSH command`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:sshcommand) (read 2026-09-27) - Apache Hop: [`AS/400 command`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/workflow/actions/as400command.html) (read 2026-09-27) - Apache Hop: [`Run SSH commands`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/runssh.html) (read 2026-09-27) - Pentaho Data Integration: [`Run SSH commands`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27) - RapidMiner Studio: [`Execute Remote Program`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/extensions/Operator%20Toolbox/utility/execute_remote_program.html) (read 2026-09-27) - Talend: [`tSSH`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/system/system-component) (read 2026-09-27)