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export psid=$(pgrep -f libflashplayer.so); cp /proc/$psid/fd/$(lsof -p $psid | grep eleted | awk {' print $4 '} | sed -e "s/[a-z]//g") saved.flv
find /path/to/dir -type l -exec sh -c 'cp --remove-destination "$(readlink "{}")" "{}"' \;
tar cp -C /path/to/dir . | ssh server2 'tar x -C /path/to/target'