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Catty ssh is cool
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Tuxedo.
Was looking up something for a backup operation and saw a command where someone was catting from ssh... I'd never thought of doing it before, but it does make sense:
ssh dbhost.example.com "pg_dumpall | gzip -c" > ~/cluster.sql.gzshould connect and dump the entire DB cluster (gzipped) to your local machine.
ssh dbhost.example.com "gunzip -c ...
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Mike C. Fletcher, the VRPlumber, is a philosopher of design turned computer programmer based in Toronto, Canada. He works primarily in the Python programming language, and maintains a large number of Open Source software packages. You can reach him at: mcfletch@vrplumber.com.