SSH Cheat Sheet/Run a local script over SSH via stdin

Send a local script to the remote shell over standard input.

Section: Basics

Run a local script over SSH via stdin

bash
bash
ssh user@example.com 'bash -s' < ./deploy.sh
Explanation

Send a local script to the remote shell over standard input.

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