How to change the Tor exit node programmatically to get a new IP?

Question

I have Tor running on my computer, and I need to change the Tor exit node every five minutes. For example, if I start using Tor via some exit node, then in 5 minutes I want

Answer 1

I've made a shell script for myself that also lets you do this remotely (if Tor server is running on another machine).

It's available here: https://gist.github.com/kirelagin/9667900.