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3225e3a7ecSginsbach.Dd March 8, 2005
3361f28255Scgd.Dt RCP 1
34f1247650Sgarbled.Os
3561f28255Scgd.Sh NAME
3661f28255Scgd.Nm rcp
3761f28255Scgd.Nd remote file copy
3861f28255Scgd.Sh SYNOPSIS
397ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
4025e3a7ecSginsbach.Op Fl 46p
4161f28255Scgd.Ar file1 file2
42990562bfSwiz.Nm
4325e3a7ecSginsbach.Op Fl 46pr
4461f28255Scgd.Ar file ...
4561f28255Scgd.Ar directory
4661f28255Scgd.Sh DESCRIPTION
477ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
4814dfaa4bSwizcopies files between machines.
4914dfaa4bSwizEach
5061f28255Scgd.Ar file
5161f28255Scgdor
5261f28255Scgd.Ar directory
5361f28255Scgdargument is either a remote file name of the
541a27add3Swizform
551a27add3Swiz.Dq rname@rhost:path ,
561a27add3Swizor a local file name (containing no
571a27add3Swiz.Sq \&:
580d1bfba8Sginsbach(colon) characters,
591a27add3Swizor a
601a27add3Swiz.Sq /
611a27add3Swiz(slash) before any
621a27add3Swiz.Sq \&:
631a27add3Swiz(colon) characters).
6461f28255Scgd.Pp
650d1bfba8SginsbachThe
660d1bfba8Sginsbach.Ar rhost
670d1bfba8Sginsbachcan be an IPv4 or an IPv6 address string.
681a27add3SwizSince IPv6 addresses already contain
691a27add3Swiz.Sq \&:
701a27add3Swiz(colon) characters,
711a27add3Swizan IPv6 address string must be enclosed between
721a27add3Swiz.Sq \&[
731a27add3Swiz(left square bracket) and
741a27add3Swiz.Sq \&]
751a27add3Swiz(right square bracket) characters.
761a27add3SwizOtherwise, the first occurrence of a
771a27add3Swiz.Sq \&:
781a27add3Swiz(colon) character would be
790d1bfba8Sginsbachinterpreted as the separator between the
800d1bfba8Sginsbach.Ar rhost
810d1bfba8Sginsbachand the
820d1bfba8Sginsbach.Ar path .
830d1bfba8SginsbachFor example,
840d1bfba8Sginsbach.Pp
850d1bfba8Sginsbach.Dl [2001:DB8::800:200C:417A]:tmp/file
860d1bfba8Sginsbach.Pp
870d1bfba8SginsbachOptions:
8861f28255Scgd.Bl -tag -width flag
8925e3a7ecSginsbach.It Fl 4
9025e3a7ecSginsbachUse IPv4 addresses only.
9125e3a7ecSginsbach.It Fl 6
9225e3a7ecSginsbachUse IPv6 addresses only.
9361f28255Scgd.It Fl p
9461f28255ScgdThe
9561f28255Scgd.Fl p
9661f28255Scgdoption causes
977ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
9861f28255Scgdto attempt to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification
9961f28255Scgdtimes and modes of the source files, ignoring the
10061f28255Scgd.Ar umask  .
10161f28255ScgdBy default, the mode and owner of
10261f28255Scgd.Ar file2
10361f28255Scgdare preserved if it already existed; otherwise the mode of the source file
10461f28255Scgdmodified by the
10561f28255Scgd.Xr umask 2
10661f28255Scgdon the destination host is used.
1076ff461a4Scgd.It Fl r
1086ff461a4ScgdIf any of the source files are directories,
1097ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
1106ff461a4Scgdcopies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case
1116ff461a4Scgdthe destination must be a directory.
11261f28255Scgd.El
11361f28255Scgd.Pp
11461f28255ScgdIf
11561f28255Scgd.Ar path
11661f28255Scgdis not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to
11761f28255Scgdthe login directory of the specified user
11861f28255Scgd.Ar ruser
11961f28255Scgdon
12061f28255Scgd.Ar rhost  ,
12161f28255Scgdor your current user name if no other remote user name is specified.
12261f28255ScgdA
12361f28255Scgd.Ar path
12461f28255Scgdon a remote host may be quoted (using \e, ", or \(aa)
12561f28255Scgdso that the metacharacters are interpreted remotely.
12661f28255Scgd.Pp
1277ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
12861f28255Scgddoes not prompt for passwords; it performs remote execution
12961f28255Scgdvia
13061f28255Scgd.Xr rsh 1 ,
13161f28255Scgdand requires the same authorization.
13261f28255Scgd.Pp
1337ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
13461f28255Scgdhandles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
13561f28255Scgdare on the current machine.
13661f28255Scgd.Sh SEE ALSO
13761f28255Scgd.Xr cp 1 ,
13861f28255Scgd.Xr ftp 1 ,
1399014bdbcSlukem.Xr rcmd 1 ,
140b6573fceStv.Xr rlogin 1 ,
141bc5b87e7Swiz.Xr rsh 1 ,
1429014bdbcSlukem.Xr rcmd 3 ,
143b6573fceStv.Xr hosts.equiv 5 ,
1449014bdbcSlukem.Xr rhosts 5 ,
14589fb08a9Swiz.Xr environ 7
14661f28255Scgd.Sh HISTORY
14761f28255ScgdThe
1487ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
14923e6aab1Sjtcutility appeared in
15061f28255Scgd.Bx 4.2 .
15161f28255ScgdThe version of
1527ff9d68cSlukem.Nm
15361f28255Scgddescribed here
15461f28255Scgdhas been reimplemented with Kerberos in
15561f28255Scgd.Bx 4.3 Reno .
15661f28255Scgd.Sh BUGS
15761f28255ScgdDoesn't detect all cases where the target of a copy might
15861f28255Scgdbe a file in cases where only a directory should be legal.
15961f28255Scgd.Pp
16061f28255ScgdIs confused by any output generated by commands in a
16161f28255Scgd.Pa \&.login ,
16261f28255Scgd.Pa \&.profile ,
16361f28255Scgdor
16461f28255Scgd.Pa \&.cshrc
16561f28255Scgdfile on the remote host.
16661f28255Scgd.Pp
16761f28255ScgdThe destination user and hostname may have to be specified as
1681a27add3Swiz.Dq rhost.rname
1691a27add3Swizwhen the destination machine is running the
17061f28255Scgd.Bx 4.2
17161f28255Scgdversion of
172990562bfSwiz.Nm .
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