file-transfer

It's a simple example which illustrates file uploading/downloading implemented with Erlang language.

Starting

There are 2 scripts called run_client.sh and run_server.sh which you can use to simplify process of starting client and server.

Start server

1. erlc *.erl; escript server.erl

Start client

1. Change HOST macros in config.hrl. (setup your server ip address)
2. erlc *.erl; escript client.erl

Commands

Download file

To download file, use below command:

DOWNLOAD \<filename\> (with extension)

Upload file

To upload file, use below command:

UPLOAD \<filename\> (with extension)

Exit (on client side)

Just type EXIT.

Examples

1. DOWNLOAD movie.mp4
2. UPLOAD movie.mp4

Directory structure

file-transfer
  ├── server.erl
  ├── client.erl
  ├── utils.erl
  ├── config.hrl
  ├── client
  │   ├── movie.mp4
  └── server
      └── movie.mp4