Share any files or directory from the command line with other devices in your (W)LAN
Inspired by the Android App "Share Via HTTP", this shell script lets you share any files or directories from the command line using Python3's "http.server" module. Additionally, a QR code is generated for easy sharing with mobile devices in your WLAN.
- Python3 with http.server module (on Debian included in python3 package and its dependencies)
- python-qrcode (with the qr utility) for the console qr code generation
- some standard utilities: sed, awk
- Just call the script and pass any files or directories as parameters.
- The script then generates a temporary directory with symbolic links to all specified files/directories and starts an http server in it.
- The link to this temporary directory is printed as text and qr code.
- In case only one directory or file is to be shared, the links directly points to this file/directory, so the download starts immediately.
- To stop sharing just exit the script by pressing Ctrl+C.