NAME¶
rcp —
copy file to and from remote
machines
SYNOPSIS¶
rcp |
[-45FKpxz]
[-P port]
file1 file2 |
rcp |
[-45FKprxz]
[-P port]
file... directory |
DESCRIPTION¶
rcp copies files between machines. Each file argument is
either a remote file name of the form “rname@rhost:path” or a
local file (containing no colon or with a slash before the first colon).
Supported options:
- -4,
-5, -K, -F,
-x, -z
- These options are passed on to
rsh(1).
- -P
port
- This will pass the option -p
port to rsh(1).
- -p
- Preserve file permissions.
- -r
- Copy source directories recursively.
DIAGNOSTICS¶
rcp is implemented as a protocol on top of
rsh(1), and thus requires a working rsh. If you intend to
use Kerberos authentication, rsh needs to be Kerberos aware, else you may see
more or less strange errors, such as "login incorrect", or
"lost connection".
HISTORY¶
The
rcp utility first appeared in 4.2BSD. This version is
derived from 4.3BSD-Reno.