[TriLUG] FTP as a stream endpoint

[Steven Blanchard]

This is off the top of my head, so the syntax may not be exact. This assumes
shell access on the remote system.

tar -cj /some_path/to_backup | ssh user at host dd of=out.tar.bz2

~Steven

On 10/7/05, Brian Henning <brian at strutmasters.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Y'all,
> The subject may be a bad choice of words, but here's what I want to
> accomplish, in pseudo-shell code:
>
> tar -cj /some_path/to_backup > ftp user:pass at server put some_file
>
> In English, I want the stdout from tar to go across an ftp link as a PUT
> to a file on the ftp server...
>
> Or an SCP transfer (instead of FTP) would be fine too.
>
> This seems so simple, it probably is and I feel somewhat foolish
> asking.. Just have little time to go scouring, if someone can provide
> an answer, or pointer, more quickly. :-)
>
> Rock on,
> ~Brian
>
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