startup_template.txt

#!/bin/bash

user=__user__
inst_home=__instructor_home__

if [ -a lock.notebook ]; then
    echo "notebook running - killing it"
    ssh -n -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
	$user "killall ipython"
fi
ssh -n -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
    $user "source ${inst_home}/pyws/venv/bin/activate;\
        ipython notebook --pylab=inline --no-browser &>res.txt" &
touch lock.notebook
sleep 3
port=$(ssh -n -o  UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
    $user "cat res.txt |grep 'The IPython Notebook is running at:' \
    |sed 's/.*:\([0-9]\{1,\}\)\/$/\1/'")

echo remote port: $port


# find free localport
for (( locport=7777; locport <= 9000; locport++ )); do
    n=$(netstat -ano|grep $locport)
    if [ "$n" == "" ]; then
	echo "found free port: $locport"
	break
    else
	echo "port $locport busy!"
    fi
done

ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
    -N -f -L $locport:localhost:$port $user
firefox http://localhost:$locport &