How would you do the tar zcvf - /usr/local/apache/htdocs | ssh root@1.2.3.4 mailto:root@1.2.3.4 "cat > /var/www/html/htdocs.tar.gz"

with rsync and the to have it in the crontab to run everyday.

Thanks

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Tom Brown tom@ng23.net wrote:

I want to copy all the following files/folder/subfolders under

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/usr/local/apache/htdocs to a remote server within this directory /var/www/html/ Am I correct with this command, or far away offff

tar zcvf - /usr/local/apache/htdocs | ssh root@1.2.3.4 mailto: root@1.2.3.4 "cat > /var/www/html/htdocs.tar.gz"

Thanks

rsync over ssh is good for network copies as it preserves permissions nicely if you ask it

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-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org]On Behalf Of Mad Unix Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:14 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] copy

How would you do the tar zcvf - /usr/local/apache/htdocs | ssh root@1.2.3.4 mailto:root@1.2.3.4 "cat > >/var/www/html/htdocs.tar.gz"

with rsync and the to have it in the crontab to run everyday.

Thanks

My suggestion: Setup SSH to use keys. Google ssh keys for explaination. Read some of the many tutorials on rsync out there.

Tip: if you're going to run the script daily you should consider setting up a lock file. By using a lock file you won't have to worry about the script completing before the next one starts.

If you're impatient email me and I'll give you a copy of the script I wrote.

PS Please post questions in text format not html.

Dan

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