use tar to print to stdout instead of file and do the opposite

deathalele · 05-30-2009, 05:33 PM

I want to transfer a folder over ssh but if i compress it, ssh it over and then uncompress i will run out of disk spacee so i was wondering if i could do

Quote:

ssh user@ipaddress 'tar <letters> <folder>'|tar <letters>

The idea being that it will take less time, send less info over the network and make transfering hundreds of files simpler

thanks in advance

harry edwards · 05-30-2009, 05:53 PM

The man page states that "-" means stdin/stdout, so I think you will need that i.e.

Code:

ssh user@ipaddress 'tar <letters> <folder>'|tar - <letters>