Re: [tlug] Tip of the Day: "ghosting" a machine with nc and dd

[Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>]

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:32:42 +0200, Attila Kinali <attila@example.com> wrote:

> tar is not only for making backups ;-)

Actually, it's excellent for copying directory structures from one machine
to another, when said directory structures contain symlinks. scp
dereferences the symlinks, thus negating their usefulness, but tar
preserves them. I frequently use something like this:

$ tar cjf - directory | ssh user@example.com "tar xjf -"

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G. Stewart - gstewart@example.com

If carrots are so good for the eyes, how come I see so many dead rabbits 
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