Well I tried that and ti didn't work either BUT... all of this did give me enough understanding to derive the correct combination.
ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] tar -cf - $REMOTEDIRECTORY |cat >$LOCALDIRECTORY/$REMOTEHOSTNAME/$TARFILENAME Thanks for the help.... On Tuesday 22 July 2003 15:27, Samuel Flory wrote: > System Administrator wrote: > >On Monday 21 July 2003 18:25, Samuel Flory wrote: > >>System Administrator wrote: > >>>I need to backup a Solaris 8 system (actually parts therein) to a RH8 > >>> box. I am currently doing that using a simple scp (secure copy) script. > >>> The RH8 filesystem is ext3. > >>> > >>>Question 1) When I copy the files over (all normal files), they occupy > >>> 2-3 times the space. Why? > >>> > >>>Question 2) is there a cleaner way to do this? I read recently where > >>>someone suggested rsync. I am investigating whether that is an option > >>> on the Solaris side. > >> > >> Use tar. > >> > >>tar czvpf - (some files, or directory) |ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] cat > >> > >> >my.tarfile.tgz > > > >Well It sounded great....unfortunately all it does is create the loccal > > tar file. > > Forgot the quote to prevent the shell from stealing the >. > > tar czpf - (some files) |ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'cat >foo.tgz' -- Leon Sonntag Systems Administrator -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
