On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:44:09 -0600, John Jolet wrote: > > tar outputs to stdout be default, so "-f -" is redundant, as is the > > use > > of dd. All you need is > > > > ssh hostname tar cf /source/path >backup.tar.gz > > > hmm, I'm not sure this behavior is consistent across all versions of > tar and all versions of ssh.
The part about stdout being the default is consistent, -f overrides the default. To maintain consistency across ssh versions, it may be safer to use ssh >backup.tar.gz hostname "tar cf /source/path" -- Neil Bothwick Windows95 - crash compatible on Windows 3.x
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