Transfer changed files

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tar files on computer with modified file

cd /path
tar cfz `date -u +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S`.tar.gz `find . -mtime -20 -type f -name "*"`

Credits (slightly modified)

Explanation: find all files that have been modified (mtime) in the recent 20 days and put them into a tar.gz-file whose name represents the current date and time (UTC).

untar files on destination computer

cd /path
tar -zxvf name-of-file.tar.gz