I have 2 computers with linux, How can i send with ftp files from computer1 to computer2 (shell command)?

Question

I have 2 computers with linux, How can i send with ftp files from computer1 to computer2 them(shell command)?

Steps that i think should be done (miss shell commands):

1. find inner ip of computer1
2. open the ftp port (21) of computer1 (make computer1 ftp server)
3. send file from computer2 to computer1 with shell command

Thanks

My System:

1. router+modem
2. computer1 linux
3. computer2 linux

Answer 1

Step 1: you can type ip addr from either computer to get its IP. If they are on the same link (both inside the router) and you have avahi on both, you can refer to them as <short-hostname>.local instead of using an ip.

Step 2 is installing openssh-server on one machine, step 3 is running scp from the other. The Nautilus file manager has ssh/scp integration if you like; you can use the “connect to server” menu for that.

Another option is installing gnome-user-share on the server, configuring it from the menus or gnome-file-share-properties, and finding the server from the other computer in Nautilus's network folder.

Answer 2

To get the ip of computer1 if you have access to computer1 type this: ifconfig

Assuming you have SSHD running on both machines, I would use SCP or rsync over ftp. for scp the command is simply

scp /path/to/file username@ipremotemachine:/path/to/copy/to

And for rsync

rsync /path/to/file ipremotemachine:/path/to/copy

But since you asked about ftp simply type:

ftp remoteip

It will ask for username password, then you have to use the ftp client.

man ftp

will give you more information. But honestly If you are doing simple file moves I would highly recommend scp, or rsync.