NAME

rcp − remote file copy

SYNOPSIS

rcp file1 file2
rcp [ ] file ... directory

DESCRIPTION

rcp copies files between machines.  Each file or directory argument is either a remote filename of the form remote_host:path, remote_host.user:file, or a local file name containing no colons or having a slash ( / ) before any colons. 

If −r is specified and any of the source files are directories, rcp copies each subtree rooted at that name.  Here the destination must be a directory. 

If path is not a full pathname, it is interpreted relative to your login directory on remote_host.  A path on a remote host can be quoted (using \ , ", or ´) to interpret metacharacters remotely. 

rcp does not prompt for passwords.  The current local username must exist on remote_host and allow remote command execution via rsh(1C). 

rcp handles third-party copies, where neither source nor target files are on the current machine.  Host names may also take the form remote_host.user to use a different user account rather than the current user name on the remote host. 

SEE ALSO

rsh(1C), rlogin(1C)

BUGS

rcp does not detect all cases where the target of a copy is a file but only a directory is legal.  For instance,

rcp <system>:<path>/\* <path>/<filename>

copies only the last file matching the first path name onto the second filename. 

Version 2.4  —  September 29, 2021