.TH ncp 1
.SH NAME
.PP
ncp \- copy files over TCP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
.B ncp
addr files...
.P
.B ncp
[
.B -l
.I listen
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
ncp is used to copy files over a network. Given a dial string
.I addr
and a list of
.IR files ,
.I ncp
will connect to the server at
.I addr
and use
.IR tar (1)
to transfer the
.I files
over the network. Invoked without those arguments,
.I ncp
will enter server mode, listening on
.I listen
(default tcp!*!8002) for a connection from an ncp client and copying
files to the local file system.
.PP
To the extent possible,
.I ncp
will tell tar to preserve file ownership and permissions.
.SH BUGS
.I ncp
is compatible with Felix von Leitner's version on the network,
but invocation differs.
.PP
The
.B -l
option is accepted but ignored when in client mode.
.PP
.I ncp
has no authentication or other security or safety features.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR npush(1)
.SH HISTORY
This version of
ncp
was written by Anthony Sorace <anthony@strand1.com>, after
the one by Felix 'Fefe' von Leitner <felix@fefe.de>, available at
http://www.fefe.de/ncp/