Re: cpio files to remote server

From: Ian Wilson (scobloke2_at_infotop.co.uk)
Date: 09/21/05

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    Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:00:52 +0000 (UTC)

    Kevin Fleming wrote:
    > Hey Everybody,
    >
    > This is what I'm starting with to backup some data from one box to
    > another:
    > find /dir/data -depth -print |cpio -o |rcmd backup "cpio -ivdum"
    >
    > The job copies some data over every night. Right now, both servers are
    > on the same LAN, but the backup server is going to be moved offsite,
    > with a slower connection. Is there a way that I can add something like
    > gzip into the command to compress the data before sending it to the
    > remote server?
    >
    > Thanks for any ideas,
    > Kevin Fleming
    >

    In my experience, rsync will be far more efficient since it only
    transmits the changed parts of changed files.

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