This script installs a .mobileprovision file via bash (no GUI session needed)

installMobileProvisionFile.sh

#!/bin/sh

# 2012 - Ben Clayton (benvium). Calvium Ltd
# Found at https://gist.github.com/2568707
#
# This script installs a .mobileprovision file without using Xcode. Unlike Xcode, it'll 
# work over SSH.
#
# Requires Mac OS X (I'm using 10.7 and Xcode 4.3.2)
#
# Usage installMobileProvisionFile.sh path/to/foobar.mobileprovision

if [ ! $# = 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 (path/to/mobileprovision)"
    exit
fi

mp=$1

uuid=$(grep -aA1 UUID ${mp} | grep -o "[-a-z0-9]\{36\}")

echo "Found UUID: $uuid"

target="$HOME/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles/$uuid.mobileprovision"

echo "Copying to $target..."
cp "${mp}" "$target"

echo "done"