General/Useful Utilities

Downloading Files

• Downloading files can be done through 2 commands in Linux:

  • wget

  • curl

Transferring Files

• scp <File Name> <Remote Computer User Name>@<IP Address>:<Path of File> can be used to transfer files from our computer to another computer.

Serving Files

• Another useful utility is the ability to serve files from our computer to other devices in the network.

• This can be done by using the HTTP server module in Python.

• python3 -m http.server can be used to start an HTTP server.

• On the other computer, we can use wget or curl to get the files.