Re: transfering files from 2 computers
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On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 07:24:31PM +0100, Craig Genner wrote:
> Get ssh working on the computers and connect and make sure that you have a
> network working between them (try ping or similar).
>
> Then use:
> tar cvf - <directory/file> | gzip -9 | ssh <ip_address/name> tar -zxf -
>
> on the computer with the directory/file.
>
> What this does is to tar the directory/file, pipe it to gzip for compression
> and then pipe it using ssh to the other computer where it is uncompressed to
> its original state.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Craig
>
> On Monday 19 May 2003 6:13 pm, Fluberman wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've got two notebooks, both are running Debian, and I want to transfer
> > files from one computer to the other. The files are big, but I don't want
> > to burn it first to CD.
> > Is it possible to transfer the files, probably via a (direct) network
> > connection?
> > Do I have to activate the server daemon on the one of the computers?
> > How should I do that?
> >
> >
> > THanks.
> >
> >
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