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50 utility copies files between machines. Each
54 argument is either a remote file name of the
56 .Dq rname@rhost:path ,
57 or a local file name (containing no `:' characters,
58 or a `/' before any `:'s).
60 The following options are available:
61 .Bl -tag -width indent
63 Use IPv4 addresses only.
65 Use IPv6 addresses only.
67 Turn off all Kerberos authentication.
72 for the remote host in realm
74 instead of the remote host's realm as determined by
75 .Xr krb_realmofhost 3 .
79 to attempt to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification
80 times and modes of the source files, ignoring the
82 By default, the mode and owner of
84 are preserved if it already existed; otherwise the mode of the source file
87 on the destination host is used.
89 If any of the source files are directories,
91 copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case
92 the destination must be a directory.
96 encryption for all data passed by
98 This may impact response time and
100 utilization, but provides
106 is not a full path name, it is interpreted relative to
107 the login directory of the specified user
111 or your current user name if no other remote user name is specified.
114 on a remote host may be quoted (using \e, ", or \(aa)
115 so that the metacharacters are interpreted remotely.
119 utility does not prompt for passwords; it performs remote execution
122 and requires the same authorization.
126 utility handles third party copies, where neither source nor target files
127 are on the current machine.
129 .Bl -tag -width /etc/auth.conf -compact
130 .It Pa /etc/auth.conf
131 configure authentication services
148 has been reimplemented with Kerberos in
151 Doesn't detect all cases where the target of a copy might
152 be a file in cases where only a directory should be legal.
154 Is confused by any output generated by commands in a
159 file on the remote host.
161 The destination user and hostname may have to be specified as
163 when the destination machine is running the