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tyingq

I mostly use ssh and tar instead of scp, because I'm usually after more than one file.

Like, "ssh remote 'cd /whatever; tar -cf - someglobpattern' | tar -xvf"

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Tip: get into the habit of using && rather than ;

So...

> ssh remote 'cd /whatever && tar -cf - someglobpattern' | tar -xvf

Seconded. Here https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/378942/cant-initia... is an example of what can happen from not checking for errors after a `cd` command. Summary: "sudo find ... -delete" ran in the root directory rather than the intended location, and now the OS is gone (probably along with lots more).

Fair observation. I will change my ways :)

even better

    printf "<cmd>" | ssh bash

    cat cmd.sh  | ssh bash

This passes all of stdin to the remote bash, avoiding any expansions happening on the local side entirely.

Could also be faster because of the common compression dictionary.

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