Brian McGroarty wrote: > >Is there a way to pipe input to a file on a remote host via scp? > >i.e. > >tar cz ~user | scp ??? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:outfile.tgz
Not according to its manual page. Try this: tar cz ~user | ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "cat >outfile.tgz" (You put the remote command in quotes so that its redirection doesn't get handled by your local shell.) -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP: 1024R/32B8FAA1: 97 EA 1D 47 72 3F 28 47 6B 7E 39 CC 56 E4 C1 47 GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." Psalms 24:1
