''' $Id: uucp.1,v 1.9 1993/09/11 22:25:50 ian Rel $
.TH uucp 1 "Taylor UUCP 1.05"
uucp \- Unix to Unix copy
[ options ] source-file destination-file
[ options ] source-file... destination-directory
command copies files between systems. Each
argument is either a pathname on the local machine or is of the form
which is interpreted as being on a remote system.
In the first form, the contents of the first file are copied to the
second. In the second form, each source file is copied into the
A file be transferred to or from
Any pathname that does not begin with / or ~ will be appended to the
current directory (unless the
option is used); this resulting path will not necessarily exist on a
remote system. A pathname beginning with a simple ~ starts at the
UUCP public directory; a pathname beginning with ~name starts at the
home directory of the named user. The ~ is interpreted on the
appropriate system. Note that some shells will interpret a simple ~
to the local home directory before
sees it; to avoid this the ~ must be quoted.
Shell metacharacters ? * [ ] are interpreted on the appropriate
system, assuming they are quoted to prevent the shell from
The copy does not take place immediately, but is queued up for the
(8) daemon; the daemon is started immediately unless the
switch is given. In any case, the next time the remote system is called the
The following options may be given to
Do not copy local source files to the spool directory. If they are
removed before being processed by the
(8) daemon, the copy will fail. The files must be readable by the
(8) daemon, and by the invoking user.
Copy local source files to the spool directory. This is the default.
Create all necessary directories when doing the copy. This is the
.B \-f, \-\-nodirectories
If any necessary directories do not exist for the destination path,
.B \-g grade, \-\-grade grade
Set the grade of the file transfer command. Jobs of a higher grade
are executed first. Grades run 0 ... 9 A ... Z a ... z from high to
Report completion or failure of the file transfer by
.B \-n user, \-\-notify user
Report completion or failure of the file transfer by
user on the remote system.
(8) daemon immediately; merely queue up the file transfer for later
Print jobid on standard output. The job may be
later cancelled by passing the jobid to the
It is possible for some complex operations to produce more than one
jobid, in which case each will be printed on a separate line. For
uucp sys1!~user1/file1 sys2!~user2/file2 ~user3
will generate two separate jobs, one for the system
Do not prepend remote relative path names with the current directory.
.B \-x type, \-\-debug type
Turn on particular debugging types. The following types are
recognized: abnormal, chat, handshake, uucp-proto, proto, port,
config, spooldir, execute, incoming, outgoing. Only abnormal, config,
spooldir and execute are meaningful for
Multiple types may be given, separated by commas, and the
option may appear multiple times. A number may also be given, which
will turn on that many types from the foregoing list; for example,
.B \-\-debug abnormal,chat.
.B \-I file, \-\-config file
Set configuration file to use. This option may not be available,
Report version information and exit.
Print a help message and exit.
The file names may be changed at compilation time or by the
configuration file, so these are only approximations.
/usr/lib/uucp/config - Configuration file.
Default UUCP public directory.
mail(1), uux(1), uustat(1), uucico(8)
Some of the options are dependent on the capabilities of the
(8) daemon on the remote system.
switches do not work when transferring a file from one remote system
File modes are not preserved, except for the execute bit. The
resulting file is owned by the uucp user.
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