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Old 08-08-2013
Uncompress and ftp a file

i have a compressed file, i need to ftp this file to remote server. while ftp i should uncompress and send, but the uncompressed file shouldn't write in the local server file system.

is there any options how to do this using a named pipes in ftp??

greatly appreciate your suggestions? Thanmks
# 2  
Old 08-08-2013
unless you are using proprietary software, ftp cannot compress/uncompress on the fly ...

if you are able to setup ssh access to the remote server, you can ...
Code:
 cd /localdir; tar cvf - localfile | ssh user@remoteserver "cd /remotedir; tar xvf -"

# 3  
Old 08-08-2013
An alternate for a compressed file with SSH:-
Code:
cd /localdir; cat localfile | ssh user@remoteserver "cd /remotedir; uncompress > targetfile"

Obviously, substitute gunzip for uncompress if that's more appropriate.



Robin
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