---
name: "lcp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lsh-client"
version: "2.1-13+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lcp"
---

# lcp(1)

Secure remote file copy

## NAME

**lcp** – Secure remote file copy

## SYNOPSIS

**lcp** \[**-fvn**\]\[ \[*user*@\] *host1*:\]*file1*\[ \[*user*@\] *host2*:\]*file2*

## DESCRIPTION

**lcp** is a program that securely copies files between two hosts on a network. This is intended as a secure replacement for [rcp(1)](/rcp/1.md). Note that both the source and the destination can be on remote machines.

## OPTIONS

Available options:

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-f,** **--force**

  Overwrite existing files.

- **-v,** **--version**

  Display commands before they are executed.

- **-n,** **--dry-run**

  Don't execute any commands. Implies -v.

## ENVIRONMENT

- LSFTP\_RSH

  The program to use for the SSH tunnel. If the variable is not set, lcp defaults to using lsh.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-lsh@gnu.org\>.

## AUTHOR

The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels Möller \<nisse@lysator.liu.se\>. This man-page was written for  the Debian GNU/Linux system by Charles Fry \<debian@frogcircus.org\>.

## SEE ALSO

[rcp(1)](/rcp/1.md), [scp(1)](/scp/1.md), [lsftp(1)](/lsftp/1.md), [lsh(1)](/lsh/1.md), [lshd(8)](/lshd/8.md)