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tar through ssh

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When you want to copy a whole directory, without having to actually make a huge tarball, copy it over, and extract it, here is a way to do it. You will want to ensure you have passwordless auth enabled, either with ssh keys or kerberos auth or something else.

tar -zcf - dirname | ssh bgstack15@destinationserver "tar -zxf -"

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  1. How To Use tar Command Through Network Over SSH Session

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