You can download the byte binary file from the releases page for the current version and place in your PATH, or to install from source:
$ go get -u github.com/callensm/byte
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/callensm/byte && makebyte send -a [<IP>|<IP>:<PORT>] -s [<PATH_TO_CONTENT>]| Option | Alias | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| --addr | -a | Set the address of the receiving socket. If no port is specified, default is 4500 |
127.0.0.1, 127.0.0.1:3000 |
| --src | -s | Specify the relative path to the file or directory of files to be sent | ~/Desktop/myfiles/, ~/Desktop/data.txt |
byte receive -d [<PATH_TO_DEST_DIR>] -p [PORT?] -a| Option | Alias | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| --dir | -d | Set the path to the destination directory for files to be written to | ~/Desktop/destination/ |
| --port | -p | Set the port to listen for incoming connections on. If not given, default port is 4500 |
~/Desktop/myfiles/, ~/Desktop/data.txt |
| --auto-approve | -a | Whether to require approval of file structure being sent. Defaults to false if not provided |
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byte view -r [<PATH_TO_ROOT>]| Option | Alias | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| --root | -r | Set the path to the root directory for the file tree | ~/Desktop/destination/ |