Using ssh to copy a directory tree from one host to another

admin — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:27:20 +0000

From the source host:cd to the parent directory
Use the following command:

tar cf - sourcedir | ssh username@destination "cd destdirparent && tar xf -"

where:
sourcedir is the directory to copy
username is your username on the remote (destination) host
destdirparent is the parent directory on the remote (destination) host

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Using ssh to copy a directory tree from one host to another