NAME

netcp − remote copy of files through the net

SYNOPSIS

netcp [ −l login ] [ −p password ] [ −f ] [ −n ] fromfile tofile

DESCRIPTION

Netcp copies files between machines and is similar to cp(1). At least one of fromfile and tofile must be remote; the −l and −p options specify the login name and password for that remote machine.  If these options are not specified, the name and password are prompted for on the terminal.  The −f option forces prompting for the login name and password; the −n option prevents confirmation or error messages from being returned. 

Fromfile and tofile follow these conventions:

1.  A simple filename is assumed to be local and from the current directory. 

2.  A filename preceded by a machine designator (see below) is a reference to a file on the specified remote machine.  If a full pathname is not given, it is assumed to be from the login directory. 

Examples:

    grades.pfile in the current directory on local machine

    C:junkfile in your login directory on C

    /usr/lib/pqfile on local machine

    C:comp/c2.cfile in a subdirectory on C machine

Netcp executes the net(1) command.

SEE ALSO

net(1), netrm(1), netq(1), netlog(1), netlpr(1), netmail(1), cp(1), mail(1)

AUTHOR

Eric Schmidt

BUGS

The second filename may not be defaulted to a directory name, it must be given explicitly. 
The file mode may or may not be set correctly.

3rd Berkeley Distribution  —  2/24/79