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Subject: Re: migrating user and web files to new server
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On Sep 2, 2006, at 11:09 PM, Noah wrote:

> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Noah wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> might somebody recommend a good way to migrate user and web files  
>>> to our new server?
>>
>> ???
>>
>> tar and scp work well for me
>>
>
>
> okay might you recommend a good command structure?

Sorry I am dense but I just tar up whatever directories (user, web,  
whatever) and then use scp to copy them to the new server where I use  
tar to undue them.  I don't quite understand your question

man tar
man scp

% tar cpf archive.tar <userdir>
scp over
% tar xpf archive.tar

>
> Cheers,
>
> Noah




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