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48 copies files between machines.
53 argument is either a remote file name of the
55 .Dq rname@rhost:path ,
56 or a local file name (containing no
67 can be an IPv4 or an IPv6 address string.
68 Since IPv6 addresses already contain
71 an IPv6 address string must be enclosed between
73 (left square bracket) and
75 (right square bracket) characters.
76 Otherwise, the first occurrence of a
78 (colon) character would be
79 interpreted as the separator between the
85 .Dl [2001:DB8::800:200C:417A]:tmp/file
90 Use IPv4 addresses only.
92 Use IPv6 addresses only.
98 to attempt to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification
99 times and modes of the source files, ignoring the
101 By default, the mode and owner of
103 are preserved if it already existed; otherwise the mode of the source file
106 on the destination host is used.
108 If any of the source files are directories,
110 copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case
111 the destination must be a directory.
116 is not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to
117 the login directory of the specified user
121 or your current user name if no other remote user name is specified.
124 on a remote host may be quoted (using \e, ", or \(aa)
125 so that the metacharacters are interpreted remotely.
128 does not prompt for passwords; it performs remote execution
131 and requires the same authorization.
134 handles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
135 are on the current machine.
154 has been reimplemented with Kerberos in
157 Doesn't detect all cases where the target of a copy might
158 be a file in cases where only a directory should be legal.
160 Is confused by any output generated by commands in a
165 file on the remote host.
167 The destination user and hostname may have to be specified as
169 when the destination machine is running the