RCP(C)                   XENIX System V                    RCP(C)



     Name
          rcp - Copies files across XENIX systems.

     Syntax
          rcp [ options ] [srcmachine:]srcfile [destmachine:]destfile

     Description
          rcp copies files between systems in a Micnet network.  The
          command copies the srcmachine:srcfile to
          destmachine:destfile, where srcmachine: and destmachine: are
          optional names of systems in the network, and srcfile and
          destfile are pathnames of files.  If a machine name is not
          given, the name of the current system is assumed.  If - is
          given in place of srcfile, rcp uses the standard input as
          the source.  Directories named on the destination machine
          must have write permission, and directories and files named
          on a remote source machine must have read permission.

          The available options are:

          -m   Mails and reports completion of the command, whether
               there is an error or not.

          -u [machine:]user
               Any mail goes to the named user on machine.  The
               default machine is the machine on which the rcp command
               is completed or on which an error was detected.  If an
               alias for user exists in the system alias files on that
               machine, the mail will be redirected to the appropriate
               mailbox(es).  Since system alias files are usually
               identical throughout the network, any specified machine
               will most likely be overridden by the aliasing
               mechanism.  To prevent aliasing, user must be escaped
               with at least two \ characters (at least four if given
               as a shell command).

          rcp is useful for transferring small numbers of files across
          the network.  The network consists of daemons that
          periodically awaken and send files from one system to
          another.  The network must be installed using netutil(C)
          before rcp can be used.

          Also, to enable transfer of files from a remote system,
          either:

               This line should be in /etc/default/micnet on the
               systems in the network:

                  rcp=/usr/bin/rcp

               Or, these lines should be in that file:




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                  executeall
                  execpath=PATH=path

               where path must contain /usr/bin.

     Example
               rcp -m machine1:/etc/mnttab  /tmp/vtape

     See Also
          mail(C), micnet(M), netutil(C), remote(C)

     Diagnostics
          If an error occurs, mail is sent to the user.

     Notes
          Full pathnames must be specified for remote files.

          rcp handles binary data files transparently, no extra
          options or protocols are needed to handle them.  Wildcards
          are not expanded on the remote machine.



































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