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howtos:general_admin:files_filesystem_copying_over_network [2013/02/10 16:28 (UTC)] – [How to copy files \ directories \ filesystems via network.] sycamorex | howtos:general_admin:files_filesystem_copying_over_network [2013/02/10 17:00 (UTC)] (current) – [Copy Files / Directories] sycamorex | ||
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====== How to copy files \ directories | ====== How to copy files \ directories | ||
- | The article describes ways of copying content over network. When upgrading a home server, I copy all the data from the old server to a new system. In the examples below, I work from the new server and both servers are on the same subnet: | + | The article describes ways of copying content over network. |
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+ | When upgrading a home server, I copy all the data from the old server to a new system. In the examples below, I work from the new server and both servers are on the same subnet: | ||
* New server (IP: 192.168.0.14) | * New server (IP: 192.168.0.14) | ||
* Old server (IP: 192.168.0.1) | * Old server (IP: 192.168.0.1) | ||
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- | ====== Files \ single folder copying | + | ====== |
- | If you need a copy of standalone | + | If you need to copy single |
- | '' | + | < |
- | + | scp -r -v -p root@192.168.0.1:/ | |
- | There: | + | </code> |
- | * -r key do recursive , copy all data in "/etc" folder and all its subfolders. | + | |
- | * -p key preserve file attributes, like a creation, modification times. | + | |
- | * -v gives us verbose output. \\ | + | |
- | In there example we copy "/etc" folder from 192.168.0.1 computer ( actually, " | + | Flag explanation: |
+ | * -r: recursive (copy all the content of '' | ||
+ | * -p: preserve file attributes | ||
+ | * -v: verbose output | ||
- | Sadly, but that command | + | In the example above we copy the ''/ |
- | Thanks to Patrick, " | + | Please note that the '' |
- | ====== Copy whole filesystem ====== | + | ====== Copy whole filesystem |
- | command | + | The following |
<code bash> | <code bash> | ||
- | ssh root@192.168.0.1 "(cd / ; tar cf - . )" | (mkdir -p /From_Old_Server | + | ssh root@192.168.0.1 "(cd / ; tar cf - . )" | (mkdir -p /local_dir |
</ | </ | ||
- | help us transfer full filesystems without stuck and pain from " | ||
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