udptool

UdpTool

Simple tool to send and receive UDP text messages and files over the network built as a school homework.

Usage

Install the tool using npm install -g udptool.

This is the output of udptool --help:

Usage: udptool <command> <args...> [options...]

Commands:

  listen <port>                         listen for datagrams on given Port
  send <msg> <address> <port>           send a string message to given IP and Port
  sendfile <filepath> <address> <port>  send a text file to given IP and Port

Options:

  -h, --help        output usage information
  -V, --version     output the version number
  -s, --silent      avoid informational messages
  -r, --raw         output raw text in datagrams without writing metadata
  -ne, --no-errors  avoid error messages
  -o, --one         exit after receiving one message

Development

• npm install from the project directory to install dependencies
• npm run build or ./build.sh from the project directory to build the executable.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014 Enrico Fasoli

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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