Reading a remote text file in java

All,
I have a text file on a server where I work which I want to read. To connect to the server I'm using ssh (need to provide user & pass)
I use the j2ssh tool and can get access via my Java code, but I couldn't find how can I read the file. I can download the file from the remote server
to my local computer, but I only want to read it line by line exactly the way I read local files.
Thanks!

ravivg wrote:
I'm trying to avoid downloading it. How can I have the server read it?
thanks!I think I thought I told you already... you can't! That's not how it works. Sheesh.

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