qr-filetransfer 2.6.1
Transfer files over WiFi between your computer and your smartphone from the terminal

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<p align="center">✨Transfer files over WiFi between your computer and your smartphone from the terminal✨</p>


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## Installation

You will find the most updated version of ```qr-filetransfer``` here. But if you want the most stable version, use ```pip``` to install it

### Pip Install

Global Install

```pip3 install qr-filetransfer[extras]```

Local Install

```pip3 install --user qr-filetransfer[extras]```

If you run into problems during the install, try removing the optional `[extras]` at the end of the command.

### Git Install

```bash
# clone the repo
$ git clone https://github.com/sdushantha/qr-filetransfer.git

# change the working directory to qr-filetransfer
$ cd qr-filetransfer

# install the requirements
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```


## Usage
```
usage: qr-filetransfer [-h] [--debug] [--receive] [--port PORT]
                       [--ip_addr {192.168.0.105}] [--auth AUTH]
                       file_path

Transfer files over WiFi between your computer and your smartphone from the
terminal

positional arguments:
  file_path             path that you want to transfer or store the received
                        file.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --debug, -d           show the encoded url.
  --receive, -r         enable upload mode, received file will be stored at
                        given path.
  --port PORT, -p PORT  use a custom port
  --ip_addr {192.168.0.105}
                        specify IP address
  --auth AUTH           add authentication, format: username:password
```

**Note:** Both devices needs to be connected to the same network

**Exiting**

To exit the program, just press ```CTRL+C```.

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Transfer a single file
```bash
$ qr-filetransfer /path/to/file.txt
```


Transfer a full directory. **Note:** the directory gets zipped before being transferred
```bash
$ qr-filetransfer /path/to/directory/
```

Receive/upload a file from your phone to your computer
```bash
$ qr-filetransfer -r /path/to/receive/file/to/
```

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## Credits
Inspired by the Go project [qr-filetransfer](https://github.com/claudiodangelis/qr-filetransfer)

## License
MIT License

Copyright © 2019 Siddharth Dushantha

Active contributer - [Yu-Chen Lin](https://github.com/npes87184)