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Tar piped to split piped to scp
So I'm trying to transfer a bunch of files via SCP. Some of these are too large to be stored on the recipient (Android phone, 4GB file size limit).
The sender is almost out of space, so I can't ...
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How to copy between two remote hosts using tar piped into scp from remote server when behind a firewall?
I'd like to transfer a directory between two servers, but compress the directory on the remote host before transfer, and then uncompress to another host. I'm sure it's possible to pipe everything all ...
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Can I automate tar's multi-volume-feature?
Ok, so I've just had a read through this page after a way to improve my current backup solution on my Debian server. Tar seems to be offering a quite nice multi-volume feature, although when I try it ...
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Compress a directory using tar/gz over SSH to local computer?
I'd like to essentially tar/gz a directory on a remote machine and save the file to my local computer without having to connect back into my local machine from the remote one. Is there a way to do ...
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What do these commands (`tar`) actually do? Is there a better way?
I am going over some documentation from a former colleague of mine. This documentation pertains to creating a distro repo. However, I cannot understand exactly what this commands performs:
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