-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 >>> 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 -cvj directory -f directory.tar.bz2 > > Or, for those who think it is a sin to use '-' when it isn't required: > > tar jcvf dir.tar.bz2 dir > > for bzip2 compression, or for gzip: > > tar zcvf dir.tar.gz dir or, if you don't want to store additional data on your hardrive, do it on the fly: tar cj directory | ssh target "cd target_dir; tar xjv" or tar cz directory | ssh target "cd target_dir; tar xzv"
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