- scp filter.pl remote.host:/your/home/filter.pl - ssh remote.host /your/home/filter.pl /etc/sysconfig/netdump #### - create the version of the script for this host as "tmp.pl" - scp tmp.pl remote.host:/your/path/tmp.pl - ssh remote.host /your/path/tmp.pl /etc/sysconfig/netdump - for neatness, tmp.pl could include a third line (after the shebang and the s/.../.../): END { unlink /your/path/tmp.pl }