- (cd sourcedir; tar -cf - .) | (cd targetdir; tar -xf -)
- tar -C sourcedir -cf - . | tar -C targetdir -xf -
- tar cvjf - * | ssh user@host "(cd /desired/path; tar xjf -)"
- tar cvzf - dir/ | ssh user@host "cat > /backup/dir.tar.gz"
- tar cvzf - dir/ | ssh user@host "dd of=/backup/dir.tar.gz"
- ssh user@host "cat /backup/dir.tar.gz" | tar xvzf -
- tar cvjf - * | ssh root@host "(cd /desired/path; tar xjf - )"
Notable tar Usages (from TAR manual: GNU tar: an archiver tool).
man tar
--same-owner --preserve-permissions are default for superuser.
