Aiken
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About
Aiken (jp. 合件, lit. "common subject") is an utility to share files across your LAN. For example, when you are at work and need to send a file to your colleagues quickly.
How it works
Server wants to share file, client wants to get it. Firstly, they need to find each other in the LAN. The server generates a token needed to get the file. The client transceives a broadcast packet containing this token to find the server. The server checks the token and sends back a response OK or NO depending on whether token is valid or not. If token is valid, the server sets up a TCP server for the client to send the file. When got OK response, the client connects to the server and gets the file.
NOTE: currently you should have only one server in your LAN at one time, because when a client sends broadcasts a token, he can receive a NO response from a wrong server before OK response from the right one, rendering himself unable to get the file.
Usage
Usage:
aiken <options> [arguments]
Options:
-h Print this help and exit
-s <path> Share the file of the specified <path>
-g <token> Get the file by its token
-o <path> Specify output path when getting file
(defaults to current working directory and
the initial file name)
-V Print version info and exit
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