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- NAME
-
- rcp - remote file copy for AmiTCP 2.3b or greater
-
-
- SYNOPSIS
-
- setenv RCPSEPARATOR <s>
-
- rcp [-p] filename1 filename2
- rcp [-p] [-r] filename .... directory
-
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- Rcp copies files between machines. Each file or directory argument is
- either a remote file name of the form ``rname@rhost<s>path'', or a
- local file name (containing no `<s>' characters, or a `/' before any
- `<s>'s). <s> is a separator character, and defaults to a bang ('!').
- See below for information on changing the separator.
-
- Note that if the destination path is not fully specified it is
- considered to be relative to the remote user's home directory. If a
- remote user name is not specified, the user id you logged in as when
- you started AmiTCP is used.
-
- Rcp does not prompt for passwords; it performs remote execution via
- rcmd/rsh, and requires the same authorization. Rcp handles third
- party copies, where neither source nor target files are on the
- current machine.
-
-
- OPTIONS
-
- -p The -p option causes rcp to attempt to preserve (duplicate)
- in its copies the modification times and modes of the source
- files, ignoring the umask. By default, the mode and owner of
- file2 are preserved if it already existed; otherwise the mode of
- the source file modified by the umask on the destination host is
- used.
-
- -r If any of the source files are directories, rcp copies each
- subtree rooted at that name; in this case the destination must
- be a directory.
-
-
- SEPARATOR
-
- In UNIX RCP, <s> is a colon (':') but that is unusable on the Amiga.
- Therefore, in the Amiga version, <s> defaults to a bang ('!'). If
- you desire to change this, setenv the variable RCPSEPARATOR to the
- character you wish to use. For example, the AS225 version of rcp
- uses an equals sign ('=').
-
-
- BUGS
-
- Doesn't detect all cases where the target of a copy might be a file
- in cases where only a directory should be legal. Is confused by any
- output generated by commands in a ".login", ".profile", or ".cshrc"
- file on the remote host. .Pp The destination user and hostname may
- have to be specified as ``rhost.rname'' when the destination machine
- is running the 4.2 version of rcp.
-
- Finally, because AmiTCP does not yet have an rsh daemon, Rcp has not
- been tested in client mode (i.e., executing rcp on a UNIX box with
- an Amiga as the destination, or copying from one Amiga to another.)
- When (or if) an rsh daemon is written for AmiTCP, this mode should
- become functional.
-
-
- COPYRIGHT
-
- Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- are met:
-
- 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-
- 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-
- 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
- software must display the following acknowledgement: This product
- includes software developed by the University of California,
- Berkeley and its contributors.
-
- 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
- may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
- software without specific prior written permission.
-
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS''
- AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
- TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR
- CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
- USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
- ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-
- Copyright (c) 1983, 1990, 1993
- The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
-
- Ported to the Amiga by Michael Heinz - mheinz@ssw.com
-
-