'''Remote Execution''', has various uses, including [distributed computation], [Remote access software%|%remote access], [remote file access], rely on remote
execution.



** See Also **

   [Expect]:   A popular program for automating interactive serial interfaces.

   [ipc]:   



** Description **

The original remote execution schemes were [telnet] and rsh, but there is no reason at all for using either of those if you can possibly use [ssh] instead.


One common approach is to drive `[ssh]` as a subprocess, often with the help
of [Expect].

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