Man1 - rcp.1

rcp - Remote copy

rcp [/OPTION/…] SOURCE DEST
rcp [/OPTION/…] SOURCE… DIRECTORY
rcp [/OPTION/…] –target-directory=DIRECTORY SOURCE…

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.

Written by many authors.

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

Copyright © 2021 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.

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.