Show HN: Quickly copy a file between computers

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick project I built a bit ago and finally cleaned up enough to post.

The premise is simple, you have a file on one computer that you want on a different computer on the same network and don't want a lot of fuss.

For the file you want to copy, on the machine where the file is located, run:

./bcp filename

Now go to the computer (on the same network) where you want the file to be at, and run:

./bcp

The file will be copied over the network and you're done.

I created it as a nice way of not having to worry about ssh or anything else really. In fact, it is so simple, I use it on my local machine a lot when hopping around between terminals instead of remembering paths.

I have tested it on OSX and Linux.

Suggestions and comments welcomed.

110 points diginux 13 years ago 92 comments

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