(Swift 3,4,5...) SSH Execute Remote Commands

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Shows how to execute a command on an SSH server and retrieve the command output.

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let ssh = CkoSsh()!

    var port: Int = 22
    var success: Bool = ssh.connect("the-ssh-server.com", port: port)
    if success != true {
        print("\(ssh.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    success = ssh.authenticatePw("theSshLogin", password: "theSshPassword")
    if success != true {
        print("\(ssh.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Send some commands and get the output.
    var strOutput: String? = ssh.quickCommand("df", charset: "ansi")
    if ssh.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(ssh.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("---- df ----")
    print("\(strOutput!)")

    strOutput = ssh.quickCommand("echo hello world", charset: "ansi")
    if ssh.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(ssh.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("---- echo hello world ----")
    print("\(strOutput!)")

    strOutput = ssh.quickCommand("date", charset: "ansi")
    if ssh.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(ssh.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("---- date ----")
    print("\(strOutput!)")

    // --------------
    // Sample output:

    // 	---- df ----
    // 	Filesystem    512-blocks      Used  Available Capacity  iused     ifree %iused  Mounted on
    // 	/dev/disk2    2176716032 265736304 1910467728    13% 33281036 238808466   12%   /
    // 	devfs                382       382          0   100%      662         0  100%   /dev
    // 	map -hosts             0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /net
    // 	map auto_home          0         0          0   100%        0         0  100%   /home
    // 	/dev/disk3s2      374668    374668          0   100%    93665         0  100%   /Volumes/Google Chrome
    // 
    // 	---- echo hello world ----
    // 	hello world
    // 
    // 	---- date ----
    // 	Thu Dec 22 17:19:32 CST 2016

}