On 2006/12/12 6:05, probsd org seems to have typed: > dump -L -0f - / | ssh -C login at other-freebsd-server "cat > /usr/home/login/root.dump The handbook also suggests something to the effect of: /sbin/dump -0uaL -f - / | gzip -2 | ssh login at other-freebsd-server dd of=/www/dumpdir/dump-root.gz