Help with ssh,tar and logging

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi,

I'm successfully written a script which tar a directory and ssh's it over a remote server

tar cfv  - $SDIR  |  ssh $RHOST  "cat > $DDIR/backup.$BKPEXT.tar"

However, Im unable to log the activity to a file. i.e for example if I do

tar cfv  - $SDIR  |  ssh $RHOST  "cat > $DDIR/elc5.$BKPEXT.tar"  > logfile 2>&1

The logfile is empty even though the backup happens.

Please advice.

Thanks in advance

---------- Post updated at 08:00 PM ---------- Previous update was at 06:46 PM ----------

I have created a function to do the same job the tar command was doing and then I have redirected the function's output to the log file. It works.

TAR() {

   tar cfv  - $1  |  ssh $2  "cat > $3/project.tar"

 }


    TAR $SDIR $RHOST $DDIR  > $LOGFILE 2>&1
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Does the target tar file get created?

If you want the logfile created locally, you will probably need to do this:-

( tar cfv  - $SDIR  |  ssh $RHOST  "cat > $DDIR/elc5.$BKPEXT.tar" ) > logfile 2>&1

I hope that this helps,
Robin
Liverpool/Blackburn
UK