2011
07.12
07.12
Always wanted to make a tar file without using any local diskspace? This is the solution:
tar zcf - . | pv | ssh foo@bar.com "cat > /data/backup.tgz";
It even has got a progress bar:
163MB 0:00:19 [8,21MB/s] [ < => ]
Remember to install pv first:
sudo ap-get install pv
References:
Hi
What if I want to “get” a tar from remote server and display progress bar. I have this working:
ssh root@10.0.0.1 “tar -zcpf – / –exclude-caches –exclude=dev –exclude=sys –exclude=mnt –exclude=proc –exclude=sys –exclude=misc –exclude=lost+found –exclude=var/run –exclude=var/spool/squid ” | cat > Backup_$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tgz
but don’t know how to include pv in this sentence.
Thank you
replace cat with pv