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Summary

In this chapter, you learned:

  • The tar command creates an archive file from a set of files and directories, extracts files from the archive, and lists the contents of an archive.

  • The tar command provides a set of different compression methods reduce archive size.

  • Besides providing a secure remote shell, the SSH service also provides the scp and sftp commands as secure ways to transfer files from and to a remote system running the SSH server.

  • The rsync command securely and efficiently synchronizes files between two directories, either one of which can be on a remote system.

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