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NNAAMMEE
uucp - unix to unix copy
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
uuuuccpp [ --aaccCCddffmmrr ] [ --nn_u_s_e_r ] [ --gg_g_r_a_d_e ] [ --ss_s_p_o_o_l ] [
--xx_d_e_b_u_g ] source-file.... destination-file
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
_U_u_c_p copies files named by the source-file arguments to
the destination-file argument. A file name may be a path-
name on your machine, or may have the form
system-name!pathname
where `system-name' is taken from a list of system names
that _u_u_c_p knows about. Shell metacharacters ?*[] appear-
ing in the pathname part will be expanded on the appropri-
ate system.
Pathnames may be one of:
(1) a full pathname;
(2) a pathname preceded by ~~_u_s_e_r_; where _u_s_e_r is a
userid on the specified system and is replaced by
that user's login directory;
(3) a pathname prefixed by ~~, where ~~ is expanded into
the system's public directory (usually
/var/spool/uucppublic);
(4) a partial pathname, which is prefixed by the cur-
rent directory.
If the result is an erroneous pathname for the remote sys-
tem, the copy will fail. If the destination-file is a
directory, the last part of the source-file name is used.
_U_u_c_p preserves execute permissions across the transmission
and gives 0666 read and write permissions (see _c_h_m_o_d(2)).
The following options are interpreted by _u_u_c_p.
--aa Avoid doing a _g_e_t_w_d to find the current directory.
(This is sometimes used for efficiency.)
--cc Use the source file when copying out rather than
copying the file to the spool directory. (This is
the default.)
--CC Copy the source file to the spool directory and
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transmit the copy.
--dd Make all necessary directories for the file copy.
(This is the default.)
--ff Do not make intermediate directories for the file
copy.
--gg_g_r_a_d_e
_G_r_a_d_e is a single letter/number; lower ASCII
sequence characters will cause a job to be trans-
mitted earlier during a particular conversation.
Default is `n'. By way of comparison, _u_u_x(1)
defaults to `A'; mail is usually sent at `C'.
--mm Send mail to the requester when the copy is com-
plete.
--nn_u_s_e_r Notify _u_s_e_r on remote system (i.e., send _u_s_e_r mail)
that a file was sent.
--rr Do not start the transfer, just queue the job.
--ss_s_p_o_o_l
Use _s_p_o_o_l as the spool directory instead of the
default.
--xx_d_e_b_u_g
Turn on the debugging at level _d_e_b_u_g_.
FFIILLEESS
/var/spool/uucp - spool directory
/usr/lib/uucp/* - other data and program files
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
uux(1), mail(1)
D. A. Nowitz and M. E. Lesk, _A _D_i_a_l_-_U_p _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _o_f _U_N_I_X
_S_y_s_t_e_m_s.
D. A. Nowitz, _U_u_c_p _I_m_p_l_e_m_e_n_t_a_t_i_o_n _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n.
WWAARRNNIINNGG
The domain of remotely accessible files can (and for obvi-
ous security reasons, usually should) be severely
restricted. You will very likely not be able to fetch
files by pathname; ask a responsible person on the remote
system to send them to you. For the same reasons you will
probably not be able to send files to arbitrary pathnames.
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BBUUGGSS
All files received by _u_u_c_p will be owned by the uucp
administrator (usually UID 5).
The --mm option will only work sending files or receiving a
single file. (Receiving multiple files specified by spe-
cial shell characters ?*[] will not activate the --mm
option.)
At present _u_u_c_p cannot copy to a system several "hops"
away, that is, a command of the form
uucp myfile system1!system2!system3!yourfile
is not permitted. Use _u_u_s_e_n_d(1) instead.
When invoking _u_u_c_p from _c_s_h(1), the `!' character must be
prefixed by the `\' escape to inhibit _c_s_h's history mecha-
nism. (Quotes are not sufficient.)
_U_u_c_p refuses to copy a file that does not give read access
to ``other''; that is, the file must have at least 0444
modes.
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