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53 copies files between machines. Each
57 argument is either a remote file name of the
58 form ``rname@rhost:path'', or a local file name (containing no `:' characters,
59 or a `/' before any `:'s).
61 The following options are available:
62 .Bl -tag -width indent
64 Turn off all Kerberos authentication.
69 for the remote host in realm
71 instead of the remote host's realm as determined by
72 .Xr krb_realmofhost 3 .
76 to attempt to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification
77 times and modes of the source files, ignoring the
79 By default, the mode and owner of
81 are preserved if it already existed; otherwise the mode of the source file
84 on the destination host is used.
86 If any of the source files are directories,
88 copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case
89 the destination must be a directory.
93 encryption for all data passed by
95 This may impact response time and
97 utilization, but provides
103 is not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to
104 the login directory of the specified user
108 or your current user name if no other remote user name is specified.
111 on a remote host may be quoted (using \e, ", or \(aa)
112 so that the metacharacters are interpreted remotely.
115 does not prompt for passwords; it performs remote execution
118 and requires the same authorization.
121 handles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
122 are on the current machine.
124 .Bl -tag -width /etc/auth.conf -compact
125 .It Pa /etc/auth.conf
126 configure authentication services
141 has been reimplemented with Kerberos in
144 Doesn't detect all cases where the target of a copy might
145 be a file in cases where only a directory should be legal.
147 Is confused by any output generated by commands in a
152 file on the remote host.
154 The destination user and hostname may have to be specified as
155 ``rhost.rname'' when the destination machine is running the