[mdlug] Network backup options

[R. Kannan]

David Favro <mdlug at meta-dynamic.com> wrote
>
>Maybe just an oversight on your part (or my part?), but I would advise
>adding "--stdout" to the gzip command.  Without it, gzip normally tries
>to replace the file being compressed.  When I saw this I thought maybe
>there is some special fluke where --stdout is assumed for device files,
>so I read TFM and I'd have to say that at best, you're relying on some
>undocumented behavior that may change in the future.  So:
>
>gzip --stdout /dev/hda1 | ssh user at laptop "cat > ~/desktop.hda1.gz"
>	Or, if you want to execute it on the laptop:
>ssh user at desktop gzip --stdout /dev/hda1 > ~/desktop.hda1.gz
>
>
You are correct. I need to have the --stdout (or -c) option.

Thanks


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