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Finally an easy way to share text and files on your LAN! It only takes 15 seconds! No dependencies except for a shell and Python!
## A scenario
Let's say you have a long link or file that you want to share with a friend on your LAN. You could just email or message your friend the content, but it seems like a waste to route it through someone else's email or chat server. FTP? F\*ck that protocol. SCP? Sh\*t copy protocol. There has to be an easier way, right?
Let's say you have a long link or file that you want to share with a friend on your LAN. You could just email or message your friend the content, but it seems like a waste to route it through someone else's email or chat server. FTP? Fuck that protocol. SCP? Shitty copy protocol. There has to be an easier way, right?
## Getting started
First, get your private IP address:
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ip route get 1.1.1.1 | grep -oP 'src \K[^ ]+' # ip -c address also works
```
If you want to share text, create a file and paste in the text:
If you want to share text, create a new file and paste in the text:
```sh
touch share.txt # Create the file
xdg-open share.txt # Open file in your default editor
```