RCP(1C)RCP(1C)NAMErcp - remote file copy
SYNOPSISrcp [ -p ] file1 file2
rcp [ -rp ] file ... directory
DESCRIPTIONrcp copies files between machines. Each file or directory argument is
either a remote file name of the form ``rhost:path'', or a local file
name (containing no `:' characters, or a `/' before any `:'s.)
If the -r is specified and any of the source files are directories, rcp
copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case the destination
must be a directory.
By default, the mode and owner of file2 are preserved if it already
existed; otherwise the mode of the source file modified by the umask(2)
on the destination host is used. The -p option causes rcp to attempt
to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification times and modes
of the source files, ignoring the umask.
If path is not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to your
login directory on rhost. A path on a remote host may be quoted (using
\, ", or ยด) so that the metacharacters are interpreted remotely.
rcp does not prompt for passwords; your current local user name must
exist on rhost and allow remote command execution via rsh(1C).
rcp handles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
are on the current machine. Hostnames may also take the form
``rname@rhost'' to use rname rather than the current user name on the
remote host.
Please note: rcp is meant to copy from one host to another; if by some
chance you try to copy a file on top of itself, you will end up with a
severely corrupted file (for example, if you executed the following
command from host george: `george% rcp testfile
george:/usr/me/testfile'). Remember where you are at all times
(putting your hostname in your prompt helps with this)!
SEE ALSOftp(1C), rsh(1C), rlogin(1C)BUGS
Doesn't detect all cases where the target of a copy might be a file in
cases where only a directory should be legal.
Is confused by any output generated by commands in a .login, .profile,
or .cshrc file on the remote host.
rcp doesn't copy ownership, mode, and timestamps to the new files.
rcp requires that the source host have permission to execute commands
on the remote host when doing third-party copies.
If you forget to quote metacharacters intended for the remote host you
get an incomprehensible error message.
23 September 1985 RCP(1C)