rcp
Copies one or more files to or from a remote computer
rcp [options] source-file destination-file
rcp [options] source-file-list destination-directory
The rcp utility copies one or more ordinary files between two computers that can communicate over a network. Like cp, rcp has two modes of operation: The first copies one file to another, and the second copies one or more files to a directory.
security || rcp Is Not Secure
The rcp utility uses host-based trust, which is not secure, to authorize files to be copied. Refer to “Trusted Hosts” on page 373. Use scp (page 1308) when it is available.
Arguments
The source-file, source-file-list, and destination-file are pathnames of the ordinary files, and the destination-directory is the pathname ...
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