Network File Copy using SSH

Push: Push local file to remote server.
Pull: Pull remote file from remote server to local machine.

PUSH:

• tar cvf - . | gzip -c -1 | ssh user@host cat ">" remotefile.gz

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• ssh target_address cat <localfile ">" remotefile
  
• ssh target_address cat <localfile - ">" remotefile
  
• cat localfile | ssh target_address cat ">" remotefile
  
• cat localfile | ssh target_address cat - ">" remotefile
  
• dd if=localfile | ssh target_address dd of=remotefile
  
• ssh target_address cat <localfile "|" dd of=remotefile
  
• ssh target_address cat - <localfile "|" dd of=remotefile
  
• ( cd SOURCEDIR && tar cf - . ) | ssh target_address "(cd DESTDIR && tar xvpf - )"
  
• ( cd SOURCEDIR && tar cvf - . ) | ssh target_address "(cd DESTDIR && cat - > remotefile.tar )"
  
• ( cd SOURCEDIR && tar czvf - . ) | ssh target_address "(cd DESTDIR && cat - > remotefile.tgz )"
  
• ( cd SOURCEDIR && tar cvf - . | gzip -1 -) | ssh target_address "(cd DESTDIR && cat - > remotefile.tgz )"
  
• ssh target_address "( nc -l -p 9210 > remotefile & )" && cat source-file | gzip -1 - | nc target_address 9210
  
• cat localfile | gzip -1 - | ssh target_address cat ">" remotefile.gz
  

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PULL:

ssh target_address cat remotefile > localfile

ssh target_address dd if=remotefile | dd of=localfile

ssh target_address cat "<" remotefile >localfile

ssh target_address cat "<" remotefile.gz | gunzip >localfile

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COMPARE:

###This one uses CPU cycles on the remote server to compare the files:

ssh target_address cat remotefile | diff - localfile

cat localfile | ssh target_address diff - remotefile

###This one uses CPU cycles on the local server to compare the files:

ssh target_address cat <localfile "|" diff - remotefile