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SENDFILE
Section: User Commands (1)
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NAME
sendfile - send file(s) via Internet
SYNOPSIS
sendfile[
-stmgduvolSPqQV][
-c= comment][
-C=program][
-ps=[my_ID]][
-pe=[to_user]]
file[...]
user[@host]sendfile-a= archive[-uvqQ][-c= comment] [-C=program][-ps[=my_ID]][-pe[=to_user]]file_or_directory[...] recipient
DESCRIPTION
sendfilesends files to the specified recipient.
On the receiving site there must be a SAFT-server(Simple Asynchronous File Transfer) installed like sendfiledwhich stores incoming files into the recipients spool-directory.
SAFT knows about 4 file types:
- BINARY
- Byte-stream file which will not be modified.
- SOURCE
- Record oriented program source file. Only EOL will be translated.
- TEXT
- Human readable text files. EOL and the character set (like German umlauts)will be translated.
- MIME
- Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension file as defined by RFC 2045-2049.
Files can be sent compressed or pgp-encrypted and/or pgp-signed. As an extension to SAFT,sendfileis able to send multiple binary files in one archive file.
Default mode forsendfileis sending compressed binary files. Compression will be disabled for hostswhich are inside your LAN and for files which cannot be compressed.
With the helper programsfconf you can easily configure sendfile.
ARGUMENTS
You have to specify at least one file name and the recipient's address.An address can be specified as:
- user
- a local user or a sendfile alias (see below), e.g.: framstag
- userAATThost
- an user on a remote host, e.g.: framstagAATTbofh.belwue.de
- saft://host/user
- like above, but in URL-syntax, e.g.: saft://bofh.belwue.de/framstag
- saft://host:port/user
- like above, but with alternate SAFT-port, e.g.: saft://bofh.belwue.de:4870/framstag
OPTIONS
- -s
- Send in source mode (not needed if sending to a unix host).
- -t
- Send in text mode (not needed if sending to a unix host).
- -m
- Send MIME file (must be composed before!).
- -g
- Send in guessed mode: sendfile tries to guess the correct mode (source,text or binary). This will not work in every case and not on all platforms!
- -v
- Verbose mode: show SAFT protocol messages.
- -V
- Show version information and exit.
- -u
- Send uncompressed.
- -a
- Send files or whole directories as one archive (binary mode only).You have to specify an archive name.
- -d
- Delete previous sent file. No wildcards allowed.
- -o
- Overwrite already sent file(s) with same name.
- -P
- Read file from stdin. You must specify a file name, too.
- -S
- Spool file into outgoing queue for later processing. You must run asendfiled which supports this mode.
- -l
- List files in the outgoing spool.
- -q
- Quiet mode 1: print no transfer messages.
- -Q
- Quiet mode 2: print no transfer, information or warning messages.
- -c
- Add a short comment to a single file.
- -C
- Force usage of specified compression program (gzip or bzip2).
- -pc
- Encrypt file(s) with pgp (IDEA symmetric).
- -pe
- Encrypt file(s) with pgp (public key).
- -ps
- Add pgp signature(s) to the file(s).
ARGUMENTS
- user
- Recipient user name. Can be an alias, too. See below.
- file
- File name to be sent. Only when using the -a= archiveoption you may specify any file or directory.
EXAMPLES
sendfile -t project.txt chiefAATTbigvax.somewhere.net
sendfile -a=jokes -c 'from Gary Larson' *.gif framstag
FILES
- /etc/sendfile.deny
- Users which are not allowed to receive files or messages (set by root).
- /var/spool/sendfile/$USER/config/config
- Your configuration file. Valid entries are (the | symbol means " or"):
bell = on|off
add a bell when a file or message arrives.
deleting = on|off
allow remote users to delete their files after transmission
msglog = on|off
log incoming messages in /var/spool/sendfile/$USER/msglog
notification = none|both|mail [user@host]|message [userAATThost]
send a notification when a file has been arrived via mail or message ornone or both mechanism.
forward = userAATThost
set a forward address.
- /var/spool/sendfile/$USER/config/restrictions
- List of addresses from where you don't want messages or files. The formatis:
userAATThost [mfb]
m stands for messages, f for files and b for both. Wildcards * and ? areallowed. Examples:
gatesAATTmicrosoft.com b
*aol.com m
You may also specify the addresses in URL-syntax.
- /var/spool/sendfile/$USER/config/aliases
- The sendfile alias file. Format:
alias address
Example:
chief grmblfzAATTbigvax.somewhere.net
You may also specify the addresses in URL-syntax.
SEE ALSO
sfconfreceive(1)
sendmsg(1)
fetchfile(1)
AUTHOR
Ulli Horlacher - framstagAATTrus.uni-stuttgart.de
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- ARGUMENTS
- OPTIONS
- ARGUMENTS
- EXAMPLES
- FILES
- SEE ALSO
- AUTHOR
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