Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

Quickly copying files over the network

We can exploit netcat and shell redirection to copy files over the network. This command will send a file to the listening machine:

1.  On the listening machine, run the following command:

        nc -l 1234 >destination_filename 

2. On the sender machine, run the following command:

        nc HOST 1234 <source_filename