run_remote

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'pathname'

remote_host = 'mmarston'
path_to_local_on_remote = Pathname.new('/Volumes/DevVM')
user_home = Pathname.new(File.expand_path('~'))
given_path = Pathname.new(File.expand_path(ARGV[1]))
command = ARGV[0]
dir = path_to_local_on_remote + given_path.relative_path_from(user_home)
       
command = case command
  when 'gitx' then %{"cd #{dir} && #{command}"}
  else "#{command} #{dir}"
end

full_command = "ssh #{remote_host} #{command}"

puts full_command
Process.fork { system full_command }