.\" $Id$ .\" .Dd April 16, 2003 .Dt RCP 1 .Os HEIMDAL .Sh NAME .Nm rcp .Nd copy file to and from remote machines .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm rcp .Op Fl 45FKpxz .Op Fl P Ar port .Ar file1 file2 .Nm rcp .Op Fl 45FKprxz .Op Fl P Ar port .Ar file... directory .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm rcp copies files between machines. Each file argument is either a remote file name of the form .Dq rname@rhost:path or a local file (containing no colon or with a slash before the first colon). .Pp Supported options: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Xo .Fl 4 , .Fl 5 , .Fl K , .Fl F , .Fl x , .Fl z .Xc These options are passed on to .Xr rsh 1 . .It Fl P Ar port This will pass the option .Fl p Ar port to .Xr rsh 1 . .It Fl p Preserve file permissions. .It Fl r Copy source directories recursively. .El .\".Sh ENVIRONMENT .\".Sh FILES .\".Sh EXAMPLES .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Nm rcp is implemented as a protocol on top of .Xr 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". .\".Sh SEE ALSO .\".Sh STANDARDS .Sh HISTORY The .Nm rcp utility first appeared in 4.2BSD. This version is derived from 4.3BSD-Reno. .\".Sh AUTHORS .\".Sh BUGS