Re: [tlug] scp: how to overwrite 444 protected files

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

On 12 November 2010 08:00, Christian Horn <chorn@example.com> wrote:

> So give this a try:
>
> $ tar cf - file|(ssh remotehost "tar xvf -")

Just as a matter of interest, you can dispense with all of the parens
and quoting if you are lazy:

tar cf - file | ssh remotehost tar xvf -

Quoting to a remote shell can be tricky (you have to escape quotes or
wrap them in single quotes), so I dispense with it whenever possible.

Cheers,
Josh