# Net::SSH - shell service gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 3, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ssh-shell-service-gone/171501 "2009-07-03T15:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jzabiello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jzabiello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jzabiello)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ssh-shell-service-gone/171501/1 "2009-07-03T15:56:06Z")
Where can I find shell service in Net:SSH? It is described at [http://net-ssh.rubyforge.org/ssh/v1/chapter-5.html#s3](http://net-ssh.rubyforge.org/ssh/v1/chapter-5.html#s3). The problem is there is no methods “shell” anymore ☹ p Net::SSH.start(host, user).shell # =\> NoMethodError: undefined method ‘shell’ for #Net::SSH::Connection::Session:0x789538 ---
**Author:** ![jzabiello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jzabiello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jzabiello)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ssh-shell-service-gone/171501/2 "2009-07-03T16:10:42Z")
Dnia 03-07-2009 o 14:52:09 Jaroslaw Z. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) napisaÅ‚(a): > Where can I find shell service in Net:SSH? > > It is described at [http://net-ssh.rubyforge.org/ssh/v1/chapter-5.html#s3](http://net-ssh.rubyforge.org/ssh/v1/chapter-5.html#s3). > > The problem is there is no methods “shell” anymore ☹ > > p Net::SSH.start(host, user).shell # =\> NoMethodError: undefined method > ‘shell’ for #Net::SSH::Connection::Session:0x789538 I found that this problem is in Net::SHH 2.x. Why shell service was dropped? Is there any other way to use it in Net::SSH 2.x? I need to keep context of shell commands. E.g. cd /blah and then ls -l should be in /blah. I do not want to have one stupid and long command only. It is a big limitation.