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remote_tar.sh
#!/bin/bash
# To Do:
# * Prompt user for IP
# * Prompt user for target directory
# * Make final filename a variable and prompt
# * [OPTIONAL]: Make the script print ASCII art & play obnoxious music
# $1 = username@ip for ssh machine to retrieve rar from without creating a copy on machine
# $2 = Target directory to tar copy of
# $3 = Directory to save tar to on local machine
ssh -n $1 'tar zcvf - ~/.thunderbird' | cat - > $2
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