The sending and receiving systems must be running either Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) or some version of the UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program (UUCP).
This procedure describes sending and receiving a file using the uuto and uupick commands. This procedure also describes the options for receiving a file.
The uuto command sends a file. Include the file to be sent, the remote system destination, and the user at the destination. For example:
uuto /home/bin/file1 distant!joe
This sends file1 from the local /home/bin directory to user joe on the remote system distant.
The uuto command runs under the uucp command. The file is transferred to the remote system, in /var/spool/uucppublic. The file is deposited in the /var/spool/uucppublic/receive/user/System directory on the remote system. If the target directory does not exist, it is created during the file exchange.
The BNU rmail command notifies the receiver that a file has arrived.
Note: To send a file to a user on a local system, enter the uuto command. Include the file to be sent, the local system destination, and the user at the local destination. For example:
uuto /home/bin/file2 near!nickThis sends file2 from the local /home/bin directory to user nick on the local system near.
To receive a file, type:
uupick
The uupick command searches the public directory for files that include the remote user ID in the path names. The uupick command then displays on the remote screen a message similar to:
from system base: file file1?
The ? (question mark) on the second line of the notification display prompts the receiver to use any uupick options for handling files in BNU's public directory.
For a list of all available options, enter an * (asterisk) on the line
below the ? (question mark) prompt. The display, save, and quit options
are:
p | Displays the contents of the file. |
m [Directory] | Saves the file to the directory specified by the [Directory] variable. If no destination is given with the m option, the file is moved to the current working directory. |
q | Quits (exits) from the uupick file-handling process. |