Execute Shell Script activity

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title: Execute Shell Script activity
description: The Execute Shell Script workflow activity runs a MID server shell script within the workflow.
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# Execute Shell Script activity

The Execute Shell Script workflow activity runs a MID server shell script within the workflow.

The Execute Shell Script activity can be used with any workflow to execute a MID server shell script in the workflow.

## Results

Possible results for this activity are:

|Result|Description|
|------|-----------|
|Success|Found shell script|
|Failure|No shell script found. More error information is available in the activity output error.|

## Input variables

Input variables determine the initial behavior of the activity.

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|target|IP or fully-qualified domain name \(FQDN\) of the target CI.|
|scriptValue|Script, as a string value, executed on a Unix system.|

## Output variables

The output variables contain data that can be used in subsequent activities.

|Variable|Description|
|--------|-----------|
|response|Raw output. Running processes data.|

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