Figure 6: UUCP command options

uucp transfers files from one machine to another

uucp [options] source destination

options

-C      Copy the source file to the spool directory before
attempting transfer.

-f      Do not make parent directories to copy the file.
Normally uucp will try to create directories which
do not exist.

-j      display the uucp job request number.

-m      Notify the sender when the uucp job is complete via
e-mail.

-nUSER  Notify USER on the remote machine when the file has
been transferred.

-r      Queue the job, but do not start the remote connection
immediately.

source          The pathname of the file to copy.  If preceded by the
system name, UUCP will try to retrieve it from the remote
system.

destination     The pathname of the directory or file to copy to.  If
preceded by the system name, UUCP will try to transfer it
to the remote system.