FileTransfer

Simple client-server apps to transfer file.

Requirements

• Boost 1.58.0 or later.
• C++11 compiler.

Building for Windows

• Install boost.asio.
• Install MS Visual Studio 2015 with update 5.
• Add BOOST_ROOT with boost's directory path to environment variables.
• Open solution FileTransfer.sln and build.

Building for Linux

• Install cmake.
• Open terminal in project root directory:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make

Building for OS X

• Install cmake:

brew install cmake

• Install boost:

brew install boost

• Open terminal in project root directory:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make

Running

• Start server to accept files:

server <port> <outDirectory>

• Start client to transfer file <transferFilePath>:

client <serverAddress> <serverPort> <transferFilePath>

• Transferred file will be at <outDirectory>.