HP 382 - Copying a File to a Remote Host

FINAL TRIM SIZE : 7.5 in x 9.0 in
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In this
case,
myfile
will
b
e
copied
as
myfile
in
to
the
remote
sub
directory
,
otherdir
.
If
y
ou
had
only
supplied
the
remote
host
name,
rcp w
ould ha
ve
copied
myfile
in
to the
remote home
directory,
also as
myfile
.
Y
ou
can also
include a
lename in
the destination.
F
or
example,
to
cop
y
to
a
system
named
xyz
:
rcp
myfile
xyz:/users/leslie/otherfile
In
this
case,
y
ou
ha
v
e
copied
myfile
as
otherfile
,
in
the
remote
directory
leslie
.
Cop
ying
a
File
on
a
Remote
Host
to
Y
our
Local
Directory
Now,
to rev
erse
the
pro
cess,
here
is
ho
w
y
ou
w
ould
cop
y
a
le
fr
om a
remote
host
in
to
y
our
lo cal
directory.
Use
the
follo
wing
syn
tax:
rcp
r
emote
hostname
:
r
emote
lename
lo
c
al
lename
F
or
example,
to cop
y myfile
from
y
our
accoun
t
in
a
remote
system
xyz
in
to
y
our
curren
t
directory:
rcp
xyz:/users/leslie/myfile
.
The
dot
(
.
)
is
shorthand
for
\current
directory". In
this
case,
myfile
will
b
e
copied
as
myfile
from
the
remote
directory
in
to
y
our
curren
t
directory
.
You
do
not
ha
v
e
to
supply
the
destination
lename
if
y
ou
don't
w
an
t
to
cop
y
it
to
a
new
name.
If
y
ou w
ant
to cop
y myfile
in
to
another
directory
in
y
our
home
system,
use
a
path
name,
absolute
or
relativ
e,
as
sho
wn:
rcp
xyz:/users/leslie/myfile
otherdir/
Or,
if
y
ou w
ant
to cop
y the
le to
another le
name in
another
directory:
rcp xyz:/users/leslie/myfile otherdir/otherfile
Run the
ls command to conrm what y
ou ha
ve done.
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