Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

rcp

Synopsis

rcp [options] file1 file2
rcp [options] file ... directory

Copy files between two machines. Each file or directory is either a remote filename of the form rname@rhost:path, or a local filename. Files can be copied between two remote machines, where neither file1 nor file2 is on the local machine. Use of rcp has generally been replaced by scp, which offers better security.

Options

-p

Preserve modification times and modes of the source files.

-r

If any of the source files are directories, descend into each directory and recursively copy all files and directories within it. The destination must be a directory.