Hi is it possible to execute multiple commands over one, persistent SSH Terminal Session using Perl and the ssh binary?

NB: I cannot use Perl SSH libraries, any of them.

I am scripting a remote server and I need to execute a few commands, I just want to open an SSH Session, execute multiple remote commands and grab the output like this from within Perl:

ssh user@host
command1
-->output
command2
-->output
.. and so on
exit
[download]

instead of

ssh user@host command1-->output
ssh user@host command2-->output
.. and so on
[download]

Each of the latter has connect/auth overhead I want to avoid.

I have searched alot but really don't know how to define what I am looking for, I am sure perl's excellent I/O can do it, just not sure how, as I usually just ue backticks becuase the scripts tend to be local, but this one requires a remote ssh terminal session.

Thanks, nano.

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