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Paraphrased from a real example: tar cf - files morefiles | ssh user@dest "tar xf -" If you want to insert, say, compression: tar cf - files morefiles |
by waterhouse 6y ago
Paraphrased from a real example:
tar cf - files morefiles | ssh user@dest "tar xf -"
If you want to insert, say, compression:
tar cf - files morefiles | zstd | ssh user@dest "zstd -d | tar xf -"
- ashton314 6y agoNice. This to me is a great testament of the power of the Unix philosophy: small orthogonal tools that operate on streams of text.