START SNIPPET: simple import org.netling.ssh.SSHClient; import org.netling.ssh.connection.channel.direct.Session; import org.netling.ssh.connection.channel.direct.Session.Command; SSHClient client = new SSHClient(); // Initialize from standard known hosts file client.loadKnownHosts(); client.connect("myserver"); // By default will look in $HOME/.ssh for key files client.authPublickey("joe"); Session session = client.startSession(); Command command = session.exec("ls"); System.out.println(command.getOutputAsString()); client.disconnect(); END SNIPPET: simple