copy file with ssh without scp

text file

cat /tmp/aaa | ssh user@host "cat - > aaa"

ssh user@host cat < /tmp/aaa ">" aaaa

from remote to local

ssh user@host cat > /tmp/bbb "<" bbb

uuencode - encode a binary file

 -m     Encode  the  output using the MIME Base64

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