Tip #78 network copy with ssh and tar
You can use ssh in conjunction with tar to pull an entire directory tree from a remote machine into your current directory:ssh <username@sourcehost> tar cf - -C <sourcedir> . | tar xvf -
For example, let's say you have a "bsmith" account on a host called "apple". You want to copy those files into your "bobsmith" account on a host called "pear". You'd log into your "bobsmith@pear" account and type the following:
ssh bsmith@apple tar cf - -C /home/bsmith . | tar xvf -
This technique is useful when you have insufficient disk space on the source machine to make an intermediate tarball.
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