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SSH to cat files on a remote server
#!/bin/bash
REMOTE_USER="user"
REMOTE_HOST="hostname"
REMOTE_PASSWORD="password"
LOCAL_DIR="."
while read remote_file; do
# Remove leading slash from the path
local_path="${remote_file#/}"
local_file="$LOCAL_DIR/$local_path"
# Create the local directory structure
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$local_file")"
# Copy the file
sshpass -p "$REMOTE_PASSWORD" ssh "$REMOTE_USER@$REMOTE_HOST" cat "$remote_file" > "$local_file"
echo "Copied: $remote_file"
done < filelist.txt
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