RCP(1)

NAME
rcp - Remote copy

SYNOPSIS
rcp [OPTION...] SOURCE DEST
rcp [OPTION...] SOURCE... DIRECTORY
rcp [OPTION...] --target-directory=DIRECTORY SOURCE...

DESCRIPTION
Remote copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

-4, --ipv4
    use only IPv4

-6, --ipv6
    use only IPv6

-d, --target-directory[=DIRECTORY]
    copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

-f, --from
    copying from remote host (server use only)

-p, --preserve
    attempt to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification times and modes of the source files

-r, --recursive
    if any of the source files are directories, copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case the destination must be a directory

-t, --to
    copying to remote host (server use only)

-?, --help
    give this help list

--usage
    give a short usage message

-V, --version
    print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

AUTHOR
Written by many authors.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for rcp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and rcp programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info rcp

should give you access to the complete manual.