I've just tried this:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;

my ($Local, $Remote);

$Local = q!localfile!;
$Remote = q!user@host:dir!;

system("rcp $Local $Remote");

exit(0);

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and it works, copying the localfile in all it's pride and beauty.

The obvious difference is, that dir is below users $HOME and not an absolute path. But it works also -- just tested -- for $Remote = q!user@host:/tmp!;

The local system is an old Linux-box -- kernel 2.0.34 -- and the remote system is a RS/6000, runnig AIX 4.something.

vim

In reply to Re: Failure with rcp by vim
in thread Failure with rcp by magnus

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