See Remote Copy Protocol.
Remote Copy Protocol. Allows file copies to and from a remote host or server on a network; uses TCP to ensure the safe delivery of data.
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Remote Copy Program. Copies files between your PC and a remote system using the Berkeley Unix remote login protocol.
Remote Copy Protocol (RCP) is a protocol that is used to copy information remotely from a computer running the remote shell service daemon.
A Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol that a program can use to request a service from another networked computer based on a client/server model.
remote copy protocol. Protocol that allows users to copy files to and from a file system residing on a remote host or server on the network. The rcp protocol uses TCP to ensure the reliable delivery of data.
Remote copy, copies files between two different networked machines. Using rcp and similar utilities with security implications in a shell script may not be advisable. Consider, instead, using ssh or an expect script.
RCP is a command on the Unix operating systems that is used to remotely copy -- to copy one or more files from one computer system to another. It typically uses the TCP/IP protocol and the .rhosts file for authentication, but has been implemented to alternatively support Kerberos.