ssh into a server using .ssh/config alias & run an alias on the server in the same time

Question

Inside ~/.ssh/config file I have this:

Host <serverAlias>
    HostName 127.0.0.1 #Server IP
    User <username>
    PreferredAuthentications publickey
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Inside ~/.bashrc I have this alias:

alias runcomman="ls -al"

In my terminal I want to type ssh <serverAlias> <something> to ssh into the server & run the alias on the server.

How can I do this?

If bash is your login shell on the server then ssh serverAlias runcomman does find aliases from .bashrc. Is this not working? What is your login shell on the server (ssh serverAlias 'ps $$')? — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 17:49
This is what I got when ran the command 7493 ? Rs 0:00 ps 7493 — ahmedelgabri
– ahmedelgabri, Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 5:45
Oh, your shell is optimizing tail calls (which is consistent with bash). ssh serverAlias 'ps $$'; alias, then — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', Commented Dec 2, 2013 at 9:50
It listed all my "local" aliases not the server one. I want to run an alias on the server not locally, maybe I wasn't clear. — ahmedelgabri
– ahmedelgabri, Commented Dec 3, 2013 at 5:29

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:39:58Z

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The ".bashrc" file is only processed within "interactive shells". There are multiple question around the Stack Exchange network:

There are two options for you: modify bash settings on the server or startup your ssh command with a prefix.

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answered Nov 30, 2013 at 14:42

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