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Old 01-16-2006, 06:15 AM   #1
Karthikeyan Gurusamy
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rcp command


hi All,

can anybody pl. tell me about rcp command?
And pl. give example for that command.

regards,
karthik
 
Old 01-16-2006, 06:52 AM   #2
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Run
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man rcp
 
Old 01-16-2006, 07:05 AM   #3
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Same as 'cp' but for 'remote' systems - remote cp.

Yep - check the man pages
 
Old 01-16-2006, 03:08 PM   #4
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rcp has been obsolete for a long time; use "scp"
 
Old 01-16-2006, 10:19 PM   #5
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For an amusing yet serious explanation of why not to use rcp (amongst others), see here: http://bastille-linux.org/jay/stupid-protocols.html
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