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How to restore data atomically on a remote server?

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http://unix.stackexchange.com – I want to be able to backup and restore my home directory of a remote account. The command I use are: Backup ssh myuser@myuser.server.com "tar jcf - ." > backup.tar.bz2 Restore cat backup.tar.bz2 | ssh myuser@myuser.server.com "tar jxf - ." I'd like to be sure that all the files are restored or none, even if the server gets rebooted in the middle of a restore. Any way to achieve what I want? I'd like to maintain the commands shown above as a base, but other ideas are appreciated as well. (HowTos)

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Submitted by Songlist on 11/15/2012

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