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+build/
diff --git a/popcorn.c b/popcorn.c
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+#include <libssh/libssh.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int verify_host(ssh_session session) {
+  enum ssh_known_hosts_e state;
+
+  state = ssh_session_is_known_server(session);
+
+  // only handling known hosts for now
+  // will implement other responses later.
+  switch (state) {
+  case SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_OK:
+    break;
+  default:
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int get_movies(ssh_session session) {
+  ssh_channel channel;
+  int rc;
+  char read_buffer[256];
+  int nbytes;
+
+  channel = ssh_channel_new(session);
+  if (channel == NULL)
+    return SSH_ERROR;
+
+  rc = ssh_channel_open_session(channel);
+  if (rc != SSH_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open channel");
+    ssh_channel_free(channel);
+    return rc;
+  }
+
+  rc = ssh_channel_request_exec(channel, "ls -l /");
+  if (rc != SSH_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to request exec");
+    ssh_channel_close(channel);
+    ssh_channel_free(channel);
+    return rc;
+  }
+
+  nbytes = ssh_channel_read(channel, read_buffer, sizeof(read_buffer), 0);
+  while (nbytes > 0) {
+    if (fwrite(read_buffer, 1, nbytes, stdout) != nbytes) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to write to stdout");
+      ssh_channel_close(channel);
+      ssh_channel_free(channel);
+      return SSH_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    nbytes = ssh_channel_read(channel, read_buffer, sizeof(read_buffer), 0);
+
+    if (nbytes < 0) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read bytes from channel");
+      ssh_channel_close(channel);
+      ssh_channel_free(channel);
+      return SSH_ERROR;
+    }
+  }
+  ssh_channel_send_eof(channel);
+  ssh_channel_close(channel);
+  ssh_channel_free(channel);
+  return SSH_OK;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  char *host = "localhost";
+  char *user = getlogin();
+  int opt;
+  int rc;
+
+  while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "h:u:")) != -1)
+    switch (opt) {
+    case 'h':
+      host = optarg;
+      break;
+    case 'u':
+      user = optarg;
+      break;
+    case '?':
+      printf("Unknown option\n");
+      break;
+    }
+
+  ssh_session session = ssh_new();
+  if (session == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get new ssh_session");
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_HOST, host);
+  ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_USER, user);
+
+  if (ssh_connect(session) != SSH_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to connect to host: %s\n", ssh_get_error(session));
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  if (verify_host(session) != 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Attempted to connect to unknown host\n");
+    ssh_disconnect(session);
+    ssh_free(session);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  rc = ssh_userauth_publickey_auto(session, NULL, NULL);
+  if (rc == SSH_AUTH_ERROR) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Authentication failed: %s\n", ssh_get_error(session));
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  if (get_movies(session) != SSH_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to list movies: %s\n", ssh_get_error(session));
+		exit(-1);
+  }
+
+
+  ssh_disconnect(session);
+  ssh_free(session);
+}