Using rcp to Copy a Remote File to a Local System

In this example, rcp is used to copy the file letter.doc from the /home/jones directory of the remote system pluto to the working directory (/home/smith) on the local system, earth:

earth(/home/smith): rcp pluto:/home/jones/letter.doc .

In this instance, the rcp operation is performed without a remote login. Here, the “.” symbol at the end of the command line refers to the local system, not the remote system.

The target directory is the also local user's home directory, so it can also be specified with the “~” symbol.

earth(home/smith): rcp pluto:/home/jones/letter.doc ~