I'm trying to ssh into a computer. The shell it uses is not bash. I've run:

bandit25@melinda:~$ ssh -i ./bandit26.sshkey  bandit26@localhost        
bandit25@melinda:~$ ssh -i ./bandit26.sshkey  bandit26@localhost ls       
bandit25@melinda:~$ ssh -i ./bandit26.sshkey  bandit26@localhost echo $0    
bandit25@melinda:~$ ssh -i ./bandit26.sshkey  bandit26@localhost ps -p $$

but they all seem to be waiting for input. Please.... what do I need to read to figure this out?
:-)~MIKE~(-: