https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/a-bad-bad-command/m-p/3219396#M170069 It really helps to read those pesky man pages. Use -f - on both fbackup and frecover to specify stdout and stdin respectively.<BR /> Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:27:02 GMT A. Clay Stephenson 2004-03-15T17:27:02Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/a-bad-bad-command/m-p/3219395#M170068 I am trying to copy a directroy from one server to another. I can not use tar. I am trying to use fbackup. This is my command that does not work.<BR /><BR />remsh ngbva '/usr/sbin/fbackup -v -0i /release' | /usr/sbin/frecover -v -i /release<BR /><BR />please fix it! Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:18:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/a-bad-bad-command/m-p/3219395#M170068 matthew mills 2004-03-15T17:18:27Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/a-bad-bad-command/m-p/3219396#M170069 It really helps to read those pesky man pages. Use -f - on both fbackup and frecover to specify stdout and stdin respectively.<BR /> Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:27:02 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/a-bad-bad-command/m-p/3219396#M170069 A. Clay Stephenson 2004-03-15T17:27:02Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/a-bad-bad-command/m-p/3219397#M170070 This should speed things up over the wire...<BR /># remsh <SVR> "fbackup -f - -0 -i /<MOUNT_POINT></MOUNT_POINT><BR />This should do the same but slower<BR /># remsh <SVR> "fbackup -f - -0 -i /<MOUNT_POINT>" | frecover -x -f -<BR /><BR />Regards<BR /><BR />Tim</MOUNT_POINT></SVR></SVR> Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:34:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/a-bad-bad-command/m-p/3219397#M170070 Tim D Fulford 2004-03-15T17:34:53Z