uucp [options] `source-file' `destination-file' uucp [options] `source-file'... `destination-directory'
The uucp command copies files between systems. Each `file'
argument is either a file name on the local machine or is of the form
`system!file'. The latter is interpreted as being on a remote
system.
When uucp is used with two non-option arguments, the contents of
the first file are copied to the second. With more than two non-option
arguments, each source file is copied into the destination directory.
A file may be transferred to or from `system2' via `system1' by using `system1!system2!file'.
Any file name that does not begin with `/' or `~' will be prepended with the current directory (unless the `-W' or `--noexpand' options are used). For example, if you are in the directory `/home/ian', then `uucp foo remote!bar' is equivalent to `uucp /home/ian/foo remote!/home/ian/bar'. Note that the resulting file name may not be valid on a remote system.
A file name beginning with a simple `~' starts at the UUCP public
directory; a file name 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 an initial
`~' before uucp sees it; to avoid this the `~' must be
quoted.
The shell metacharacters `?' `*' `[' and `]' are interpreted on the appropriate system, assuming they are quoted to prevent the shell from interpreting them first.
The file copy does not take place immediately, but is queued up for the
uucico daemon; the daemon is started immediately unless the
`-r' or `--nouucico' option is given. The next time the
remote system is called, the file(s) will be copied. See section Invoking uucico.
The file mode is not preserved, except for the execute bit. The resulting file is owned by the uucp user.
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