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1.1       root        1: .TH RCP 1
                      2: .CT 1 comm_mach
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: rcp \- remote file copy
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B rcp
                      7: .I filename1 filename2
                      8: .PP
                      9: .B rcp
                     10: [
                     11: .B -r
                     12: ]
                     13: .I filename ... directory
                     14: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     15: .I Rcp
                     16: copies files across TCP/IP connections.
                     17: Each
                     18: .I filename
                     19: or
                     20: .I directory
                     21: argument is either a remote file name of the form:
                     22: .IP
                     23: .IB hostname : path
                     24: .LP
                     25: or a local file name (containing no
                     26: .L :
                     27: unless preceded by
                     28: .LR / ).
                     29: .PP
                     30: If a
                     31: .I filename
                     32: is not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to
                     33: your home directory on machine
                     34: .IR hostname .
                     35: A
                     36: .I path
                     37: on a remote host may be quoted to cause
                     38: metacharacters to be interpreted remotely.
                     39: .PP
                     40: Your current local user name
                     41: must exist on
                     42: .I hostname
                     43: and allow remote command execution by
                     44: .IR rsh ;
                     45: see
                     46: .IR con (1).
                     47: .PP
                     48: .I Rcp
                     49: handles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
                     50: are on the current machine.
                     51: Hostnames may also take the form
                     52: .IP
                     53: .IB username @ hostname : filename
                     54: .PP
                     55: to use
                     56: .I username
                     57: rather than your current local user name as the user name on
                     58: the remote host.
                     59: In this usage, 
                     60: .I hostname
                     61: may be a full internet domain name.
                     62: .PP
                     63: The option is
                     64: .TP
                     65: .B \-r
                     66: Copy each subtree rooted at
                     67: .IR filename ;
                     68: in this case the destination must be a directory.
                     69: .SH FILES
                     70: .TF .profile
                     71: .TP
                     72: .F .cshrc
                     73: .TP
                     74: .F .login
                     75: .TP
                     76: .F .profile
                     77: .PD
                     78: .SH SEE ALSO
                     79: .IR con (1),
                     80: .IR cu (1),
                     81: .IR push (1),
                     82: .IR uucp (1)
                     83: .SH BUGS
                     84: There is no check against copying a file onto itself.
                     85: .br
                     86: Certain cases where a file name is given when a directory
                     87: is required are not diagnosed.

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