file_transferer

Program written in rust to transfer a file to another PC using a valid TCP connection.

Installation

Run the following command, you'll need rust installed.

cargo build --release

or

cargo build

It's only one file so rustc works aswell.

rustc src/main.rs

Windows binaries (64bits) may be provided in the future.

Usage

Output of file_transferer help:

file_transferer help

Usage: file_transferer [SUBCOMMAND] [OPTIONS]
Subcommands:
    send <ip> <file>       send <file> to a valid connection
                           <ip> must be a valid IPV4 or IPV6 with the port included
                           <file> must be a valid path to an existing file
                           example: 'file_transferer send 54.230.78.52:69690 file_name'
    receive <ip> <file>    receive a file from a known <ip>
                           <ip> must be a valid IPV4 or IPV6 with the port included
                           <file> must be a valid name for the received file, you can choose whatever
                           example: 'file_transferer receive 54.230.78.52:69690 file_name'
    help                   prints this

The PC sending the file needs to be able to provide a valid IP and a valid TCP connection. More information at wikipedia. Then you run something like the following to get the server runnning:

file_transferer send 11.22.33.44:24865 path_to_file

The PC receiving the file doesn't need much. You can choose the file path you want, but be careful, if there's a file already named like that it will get removed. The IP must be the same one. Just run the following command:

file_transferer receive 11.22.33.44:24865 path_to_file

Things that I was thinking to change

• Multi-threading.
• Buffered read/write?
• Maybe not removing file if exists.
• Maybe you could send the file name? But then we go back to the 3rd.
• Suggestions are always welcome! Feel free to message me anywhere you find me.

But I started nas-at-home so these are probably not happening.