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49 utility copies files between machines.
54 argument is either a remote file name of the
56 .Dq ruser@rhost:path ,
57 or a local file name (containing no
66 The following options are available:
67 .Bl -tag -width indent
69 Use IPv4 addresses only.
71 Use IPv6 addresses only.
75 to attempt to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification
76 times and modes of the source files, ignoring the
78 By default, the mode and owner of
80 are preserved if it already existed; otherwise the mode of the source file
83 on the destination host is used.
85 If any of the source files are directories,
87 copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case
88 the destination must be a directory.
93 is not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to
94 the login directory of the specified user
98 or your current user name if no other remote user name is specified.
101 on a remote host may be quoted (using
106 so that the metacharacters are interpreted remotely.
110 utility does not prompt for passwords; it performs remote execution
113 and requires the same authorization.
117 utility handles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
118 are on the current machine.
120 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /etc/auth.conf" -compact
121 .It Pa /etc/auth.conf
122 configure authentication services
139 has been reimplemented with Kerberos in
142 Does not detect all cases where the target of a copy might
143 be a file in cases where only a directory should be legal.
145 Is confused by any output generated by commands in a
150 file on the remote host.
152 The destination user and hostname may have to be specified as
154 when the destination machine is running the