RCP(C) XENIX System V RCP(C)
Name
rcp - Copies files across XENIX micnet networks.
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(ADM)
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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RCP(C) XENIX System V RCP(C)
executeall
execpath=PATH=path
where path must contain /usr/bin.
Example
rcp-m machine1:/etc/mnttab /tmp/vtape
See Also
mail(C), micnet(F), netutil(ADM), 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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