This project is a port of Pyncp which is a port of the original "ncp - a fast file copy tool for LANs" originally written by Felix von Leitner felix-ncp@fefe.de
At the moment rncp seems to be compatible with pyncp's default settings (i.e. Multicast for poll/push and gzip compression) but all options will eventually be implemented via command line arguments. Also, all code should be pure ruby (minitar and Glib gems) so it should work with most if not all OS's.
Install ruby, then install the gem:
$ gem install rncp
Its a pure ruby gem, depending on pure ruby gems, so it should work with most rubies.
If you want to send a file, directory or group of files/directories, start the listener on the destination machine:
$ rncp
To send a file or directory directly:
$ rncp send 192.168.1.2 file.txt ./directory
To send files and directories without knowing IP Addresses or Hostnames setup a Multicast/Broadcast Poll on the destination machine:
$ rncp poll
To send via Multicast/Broadcast use a push:
$ rncp push file.txt ./directory