uucico Command uucico
Transmit data to or from a remote site
/usr/lib/uucp/uucico [ -r1 ] [ -ssite ] [ -Ssite ]
uucico is the UUCP command that actually transfers files to or
from a remote site. Its syntax is as follows:
-r1 Poll site unconditionally.
-ssite
The name of the site to be polled. site must name one of
the entries in /usr/lib/uucp/L.sys.
-Ssite
The name of the site to be polled. site must name one of
the entries in /usr/lib/uucp/L.sys. Unlike the -s option,
force execution even if not the correct time.
The messages sent by uucico are differentiated by the first let-
ter of the message.
***** Example *****
To poll the site sys at five minutes after the hour, each hour,
put the following entry into /usr/lib/crontab:
05 * * * * /usr/lib/uucp/uucico -ssys -r1
***** Files *****
/usr/lib/uucp/L.sys -- List of reachable systems
/usr/spool/uucp/.Log/uucico/sitename -- uucico activities log
file for sitename
/usr/spool/uucp/sitename -- Spool directory for work
***** See Also *****
commands, cron, uucp, UUCP, uulog, uutouch, uuxqt
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