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====== How to copy files \ directories | ====== How to copy files \ directories | ||
- | That small article | + | The article |
- | I want do this on my homeserver upgrade, copy all info from working " | + | |
- | In examples, i work from " | + | |
- | " | + | |
- | Both, " | + | |
+ | 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) | ||
+ | * Old server (IP: 192.168.0.1) | ||
+ | Both the '' | ||
- | ====== Files \ single folder copying ====== | ||
- | If you need a copy of standalone files or folders, you can use an scp util: | ||
- | '' | ||
- | There: | + | ====== Copy Files / Directories ====== |
- | | + | If you need to copy single files or directories, you can use the '' |
- | * -p key preserve file attributes, like a creation, modification times. | + | |
- | * -v gives us verbose output. | + | |
- | In there example we copy "/ | + | < |
+ | scp -r -v -p root@192.168.0.1:/etc / | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | Sadly, but that command | + | Flag explanation: |
+ | * -r: recursive | ||
+ | * | ||
+ | * -v: verbose output | ||
- | Thanks | + | In the example above we copy the ''/ |
- | ====== Copy whole filesystem | + | Please note that the '' |
- | command | + | ====== Copy whole filesystem hierarchy ====== |
- | '' | + | The following command should successfully copy a whole filesystem hierarchy: |
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | 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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- | * With help from Patrick Volkerding | + | * With help from Patrick Volkerding |
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