[ale] automating a download

[ChangingLINKS.com]

Ok. Now that I have the passphrase problem out of the way, I am still lost as 
to how to automate commands from my local machine to tar and download a file 
that is on my remote server.
I tried putting all of the commands in a file, naming it .sh and running it. 
That worked, except once the .shell script logins into the server, it stops 
processing the commands because the shell script is not local.
I thought about putting a script on my server BUT I will have the same 
problem - I will still have to login and call the script from my local box.
I have looked up "automating shell commands" but the information that I have 
found is way off. Can someone point me to a URL that explains how to login to 
a remote machine and make it do my bidding using only a .sh script?
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Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com

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