Shipping files with ftp, scp, and tar

# ship a file with tar

$ tar cf - $finename | /usr/bin/ssh osuser@10.10.10.123 'cd /home/ftp; tar xf -' 

# scp push, pull, and throttle

* pull

$ scp osuser@10.10.10.123:/tmp/a.foo .

* push

$ scp a.foo 10.10.10.123:/tmp/

* pull w/25 mbit throttle

$ scp -l 25000 osuser@10.10.10.123:/tmp/a.foo .

* push w/50 mbit throttle

$ scp -l 50000 a.foo osuser@10.10.10.123:/tmp/