Rcp copies files between machines. Each
file or
directory argument is either a remote file name of the
form ``rname@rhost:path'', or a local file name (containing no `:' characters,
or a `/' before any `:'s).
- -K
-
The
-K option turns off all Kerberos authentication.
- -k
-
The
-k option requests
rcp to obtain tickets
for the remote host in realm
realm instead of the remote host's realm as determined by
krb_realmofhost(3).
- -p
-
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. 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.
- -r
-
If any of the source files are directories,
rcp copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case
the destination must be a directory.
- -x
-
The
-x option turns on
DES encryption for all data passed by
rcp This may impact response time and
CPU utilization, but provides
increased security.
If
path is not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to
the login directory of the specified user
ruser on
rhost, or your current user name if no other remote user name is specified.
A
path on a remote host may be quoted (using \, ", or \(aa)
so that the metacharacters are interpreted remotely.
Rcp does not prompt for passwords; it performs remote execution
via
rsh(1),
and requires the same authorization.
Rcp handles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
are on the current machine.
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.
The destination user and hostname may have to be specified as
``rhost.rname'' when the destination machine is running the
BSD version of
rcp