<![CDATA[Another chapter in my Linux snuppets series #4: Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files.]]>Another chapter in my Linux snuppets series #4: Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files. Here is how to stream a directory directly from one server to another using tar and SSH in a single pipeline.
https://schulz.dk/2026/04/23/linux-snippets-4-the-zero-storage-network-clone/

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/b0a7e510-fc9b-47c4-9e69-cb7e49dc4405/another-chapter-in-my-linux-snuppets-series-4-stop-filling-up-your-disk-with-temporary-zip-files.RSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 16:09:48 GMTThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:38:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Another chapter in my Linux snuppets series #4: Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:48:06 GMT]]>@reynir thanks. I guess some of this is just from how I have always done it. I did not know of a -C argument for tar. It does not seem to be in the man pages here. lowercase -c is there though

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/kimschulz/statuses/116455511572986853https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/kimschulz/statuses/116455511572986853Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:48:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another chapter in my Linux snuppets series #4: Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:16:41 GMT]]>@kimschulz also I believe you can skip -f - as that's the default

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/reynir/statuses/116455388034103534https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/reynir/statuses/116455388034103534Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:16:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another chapter in my Linux snuppets series #4: Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:15:18 GMT]]>@kimschulz @blog I believe you can use the -C option of tar to avoid the cd ... &&

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