Using rcp

You can use rcp to copy one or more files or directories from the local host to a remote host, as in the following example:

rcp /tmp/memo1 /tmp/memo2 basil:/home/basil/roger

This example copies /tmp/memo1 and /tmp/memo2 from the local host to user roger's home directory on host basil. The last path on the command line is taken as the destination path, and all paths before it are copied to the destination.

You can use rcp to copy one or more remote files or directories to the local host. With the -r (recursive) option, you can use rcp to copy the contents of a directory and all its subdirectories, as in the following example:

rcp -r sage:/home/sage/gwen /home/dill/gwen

This example copies the contents of user gwen's home directory from host sage to the directory /home/dill/gwen on the local host.

If you do not specify a full path name, the path name is interpreted relative to your home directory, as in the following example:

rcp memo* *mail sage:june_mail

This example copies all files whose names begin with memo and all files whose names end with mail from the user's local home directory to the directory june_mail in the user's home directory on host sage.

	CAUTION: Do not attempt to copy a file over itself, as in the following example: rcp /home/cheryl/.profile /home/cheryl/.profile This can corrupt the file's contents.

	NOTE: Any output generated by commands in a .login, .profile, or .cshrc file on the remote host can cause rcp errors.