Example of deployment script http://blog.triadworks.com.br/deploy-automatizado-feito-e-melhor-que-perfeito

deploy.sh

#!/bin/bash

# settings
HOST='myapp.com.br'
USER='john'
BASE_PATH='/tomcat_home'
WEBAPPS_PATH="${PROJECT_PATH}/webapps"

# local steps
mvn package
scp path/to/my-app.war "${USER}@${HOST}:/tmp"

# remote steps
step_01="${BASE_PATH}/bin/shutdown.sh"
step_02="sleep 5"
step_03="rm -fR ${WEBAPPS_PATH}/MyApp ${WEBAPPS_PATH}/MyApp.war"
step_04="cp /tmp/my-app.war ${WEBAPPS_PATH}"
step_05="${BASE_PATH}/bin/startup.sh"

# execute remote steps into one single SSH tunnel
steps="${step_01}; ${step_02}; ${step_03}; ${step_04}; ${step_05}"
ssh "${USER}@${HOST}" "${commands}"