have a look at rsync- it can run over ssh. you could also use tar over ssh.
this link might help to start: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-back-up-over-a-network-using-rsync/ i use the following rsync options to make sure i have all the bases covered: sudo rsync -aEHXAv --progress --stats /path/to/source/dir/ /path/to/dest/dir/ you can also run rsync as a dry run (to test without actually copying files) with the --dry-run or -n option. the rsync man page has this section for help using it over ssh: USING RSYNC-DAEMON FEATURES VIA A REMOTE-SHELL CONNECTION keep in mind with rsync trailing slashes on directory paths are important. hope this was kind of what you had in mind... J
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