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### Running from Windows Powershell

Windows Powershell has a special meaning for the `@` symbol, meaning it cannot be used without quoting or escaping.
To run commands remotly, you need to use one of the following notation.

```sh
$ wp `@dev core version
$ wp "@dev" core version
```

## Making WP-CLI accessible on a remote server

Running a command remotely through SSH requires having `wp` accessible on the `$PATH` on the remote server. Because SSH connections don’t load `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`, you may need to specify a custom `$PATH` when using `wp --ssh=<host>`. A few ways to make `wp` available on the remote server are:
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