On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 08:22, Raymond Norton <admin at lctn.org> wrote: >> tar cf - . | ssh <remoteuser>@<remotehost> "cd <destination>; tar xf -" > > This is working fine. I added -v so I could watch the progress. > > Does rsync copy faster? no, rsync has to compare each file on both ends which saps time. tar over nc is probably faster still than tar / ssh, dispensing with compression and encryption and using UDP instead can get you another 10%* perhaps. *one of these days i need to run some tests to get a more scientific answer.