What you want is rsync over ssh.
I have done this, but not in a while.
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, David Hajoglou wrote:
> Hello,
> I am battling with network cards and other such stuff. Rather
> than tinker and toy with our production server, I want to get an identical
> server running so that I may tinker and toy without mas destruction.
> 1) What is the best way to do this?
> 2) How should I recreate my file system to keep them as identical
> as possible
> 3) Given that I shall use intel architecture for each are there
> any hardware issues that I should address?
>
> Here is what I am running-
> RH5.0 k2.0.31 i586
>
> Thank You
> -hojo
>
>
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