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Howto pipe: cp | tar | gzip without creating intermediary files?

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Can anyone tell me if it's possible to pipe | this without having to create a physical file anywhere between A and B.tar.gz? This is what I'm trying to do: File A Rename A to B Tar B.tar gzip -9 B.tar.gz So for example:

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cp A B | tar cvf - B | gzip -9 B.tar.gz

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The following examples can be used to avoid creating intermediary files: tar with gzip: gzip without tar: tar without gzip: Renaming (moving) to first doesn't make sense to me. If this is intended, then just put a before either of the above commands…

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