On Dec 30, 2005, at 9:21 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:22:26 -0600, John Jolet wrote:
or ssh sourcebox "tar -czvf - /path/to/be/backed/up" | dd
of=target.tar.gz
tar outputs to stdout be default, so "-f -" is redundant, as is the
use
of dd. All you need is
ssh hostname tar cf /source/path >backup.tar.gz
hmm, I'm not sure this behavior is consistent across all versions of
tar and all versions of ssh. I could be wrong, but the process I
outlined will work on linux, aix, solaris, bsd, at least (those are
the ones i've tested). but hey, I could be wrong...just because
method a works doesn't mean it's the only method...that's the beauty
of unix.
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Neil Bothwick
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One has a cunning array of stunts,
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