RCP(1) RCP(1)
NAME
rcp - remote file copy
SYNOPSIS
rcp filename1 filename2
rcp [ -r ] filename ... directory
DESCRIPTION
Rcp copies files across TCP/IP connections. Each filename
or directory argument is either a remote file name of the
form:
hostname:path
or a local file name (containing no `:' unless preceded by
`/').
If a filename is not a full path name, it is interpreted
relative to your home directory on machine hostname. A path
on a remote host may be quoted to cause metacharacters to be
interpreted remotely.
Your current local user name must exist on hostname and
allow remote command execution by rsh; see con(1).
Rcp handles third party copies, where neither source nor
target files are on the current machine. Hostnames may also
take the form
username@hostname:filename
to use username rather than your current local user name as
the user name on the remote host. In this usage, hostname
may be a full internet domain name.
The option is
-r Copy each subtree rooted at filename; in this case the
destination must be a directory.
FILES
required are not diagnosed.