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How do you execute a command on a remote system insde a BASH script?

As part of an intricate BASH script, I'd like to execute a command on a remote system from within the script itself.

Right now, I run the script which tailors files for the remote system and uploads them, then through a ssh login I execute a single command.

So for full marks:

  • How do I log into the remote system from the bash script (i.e. pass the credentials in non-interactively)?
  • How can I execute a command (specifically "chmod 755 /go && /go") from within the script?
Solution

  • Following Tim Post's answer:

    Setup public keys and then you can do the following:

    #!/bin/bash
ssh user@host "chmod 755 /go && /go"