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# taft — Totally Adequate File Transfer
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A simple wrapper around nc(1) and tar(1).
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2025-04-08 23:17:58 +00:00
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taft's main focus is speed, so no encryption is involved, to minimize overhead.
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If you're looking for a *secure* way to transfer files, go with sftp(1) instead.
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2024-12-24 20:30:02 +00:00
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*Named after William Howard Taft, [America's greatest president by volume](https://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm)*.
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2025-04-08 23:17:58 +00:00
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## Usage
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Destination host:
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```
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$ mkdir destination; cd destination
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$ taft receive
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```
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Source host:
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```
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$ mkdir source; cd source
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$ touch a b c
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$ taft send 192.168.178.42 # destination IP address
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./
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./c
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./b
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./a
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```
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The default port is 1337.
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It can be changed via the `-p` or `--port` option.
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