NAME

       rcp — copy file to and from remote machines

SYNOPSIS

       rcp [-45FKpxz] [-P port] file1 file2
       rcp [-45FKprxz] [-P port] file... directory

DESCRIPTION

       rcp  copies  files  between  machines.  Each  file  argument  is  either  a  remote file name of the form
       “rname@rhost:path” or a local file (containing no colon or with a slash before the first colon).

       Supported options:

       -4, -5, -K, -F, -x, -z
               These options are passed on to rsh(1).

       -P port
               This will pass the option -p port to rsh(1).

       -p      Preserve file permissions.

       -r      Copy source directories recursively.

DIAGNOSTICS

       rcp is implemented as a protocol on top of rsh(1), and thus requires a working rsh. If you intend to  use
       Kerberos  authentication,  rsh  needs to be Kerberos aware, else you may see more or less strange errors,
       such as "login incorrect", or "lost connection".

HISTORY

       The rcp utility first appeared in 4.2BSD. This version is derived from 4.3BSD-Reno.

HEIMDAL                                          April 16, 2003                                           RCP(1)