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howtos:general_admin:files_filesystem_copying_over_network [2013/02/10 16:56 (UTC)] – [Copy Files / Directories] sycamorexhowtos:general_admin:files_filesystem_copying_over_network [2013/02/10 16:59 (UTC)] – [Copy whole filesystem] Cleanup sycamorex
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 Please note that the ''scp'' command cannot copy the whole file system hierarchy including ''/proc'', ''/dev'' or ''/lost+found''. Fortunately, there is a workaround which was [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/copy-whole-filesystem-via-scp-4175449321/#post4887869|provided]] by Patrick Volkerding. Please note that the ''scp'' command cannot copy the whole file system hierarchy including ''/proc'', ''/dev'' or ''/lost+found''. Fortunately, there is a workaround which was [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/copy-whole-filesystem-via-scp-4175449321/#post4887869|provided]] by Patrick Volkerding.
  
-====== Copy whole filesystem ======+====== Copy whole filesystem hierarchy ======
  
-command +The following command should successfully copy a whole filesystem hierarchy: 
 <code bash> <code bash>
-ssh root@192.168.0.1 "(cd / ; tar cf - . )" | (mkdir -p /From_Old_Server ; cd /From_Old_Server ; umask 000 ; tar xvf -)+ssh root@192.168.0.1 "(cd / ; tar cf - . )" | (mkdir -p /local_dir ; cd /local_dir ; umask 000 ; tar xvf -)
 </code> </code>
  
-help us transfer full filesystems without stuck and pain from "old" to "new" computer. 
  
  

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