On Friday, 24 March 2006 05:07, Rocky Ou wrote: > Hey, > > Can anyone tell me how to compress a directory so that I could SCP it to > remote server more quikly? I tried gzip -cf directoryName it does not work, > And then I tried tar -vf DirectoryNme no rerult as well. I may blind but I > could not find solution in gzip --help as well. > > Thanks a lot in advance!
tar cvzf archivename.tgz directoryname cheers Duncan ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]