I like using netcat together with dd for cloning hard disks or volumes over a network. Great for cloning laptops, especially out and about, where it's often non

I like using netcat together with dd for cloning hard disks or volumes over a network. Great for cloning laptops, especially out and about, where it's often nontrivial to attach both drives to the same system simultaneously. Inserting gzip/gunzip into the pipe helps over slow connections.