transfer

Transfer files between UNIX machines using nc.

Description

Simple shell script help transfer files from one machine to another remote machine. Note that this script requires BSD netcat!

This utility is handy for transferring file to machines on same / different networks.

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Usage

On sender side

$ transfer -Tf file -h hostname -p port

or without defining port (Defaults to 1313)

$ transfer -Tf file -h hostname

On receiver side

$ transfer -Rf file -p port

or without defining port (Defaults to 1313)

$ transfer -Rf file

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Other usage

Version of transfer

$ ./transfer -v
Transfer v.1.0 by PrankyMat Feb-20-2015

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Install

transfer is a shell executable and is ready to run out of the box.

To start, first clone this repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/prankymat/transfer.git  # clone this repo

Then navigate to transfer's root directory using cd:

$ cd transfer/

transfer is now ready to use!

$ ./transfer -Tf file -h hostname  # will transmit file to hostname through port 1313

Optionally you can move transfer to /bin/ or ~/bin/

If you wish to access transfer in different directories, you can move transfer to /bin/ or ~/bin/

$ mv transfer /bin/transfer

$ mv transfer ~/bin/transfer

After moving transfer to /bin/ or ~/bin/ you can simply invoke transfer anywhere.

$ transfer ./transfer -Tf file -h hostname  # no more annoying './' :)

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Troubleshooting

You may encounter error when using ./transfer in your bash, here are some possible solutions:

Permission denied when calling ./transfer

Symptom

$ ./transfer
-bash: ./t: Permission denied

Possible solution

Add permission to execute transfer

$ chmod +x transfer

$ sudo chmod +x transfer

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Permission denined when transmitting file

Symptom

$ ./transfer -Tf file -h host
./transfer: line 95: file: Permission denied

Possible solution

Sudo transfer

$ sudo ./transfer -Tf file -h host

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Contribution

Please provide any feedback at the issue page of this repo. Thanks!