rcp(1N)                                                   rcp(1N)



     NAME
          rcp - remote file copy

     SYNOPSIS
          rcp file1 file2
          rcp [-r] file ... directory

     DESCRIPTION
          rcp copies files between machines connected by Ethernet and
          running the B-NET software.  Each file or directory argument
          is either a remote filename of the form rhost:path, or a
          local filename (containing no ``:'' characters, or a ``/''
          before any ``:''s.)

          If the -r flag option 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.

          If path is not a full pathname, it is interpreted relative
          to your login directory on rhost.  A path on a remote host
          may be quoted (using \, ", or ') 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 remsh(1N).

          rcp handles third party copies, where neither source nor
          target files are on the current machine.  Hostnames may also
          take the form rhost.rname to use rname rather than the
          current user name on the remote host.

     FILES
          /usr/bin/rcp

     SEE ALSO
          ftp(1N), remsh(1N), rlogin(1N),
          ``Using B-NET'' in Oreo Communications User's Guide.

     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.











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