Croc

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Version: 10.2.7 Linux MacOS networking

croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders. AFAIK, croc is the only CLI file-transfer tool that does all of the following:

Allows any two computers to transfer data (using a relay)
Provides end-to-end encryption (using PAKE)
Enables easy cross-platform transfers (Windows, Linux, Mac)
Allows multiple file transfers
Allows resuming transfers that are interrupted
No need for local server or port-forwarding
IPv6-first with IPv4 fallback
Can use a proxy, like Tor

Installation Instructions

Linux

Download Artefact

{
  "url": "{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.url` }}",
  "destination_folder": "{{ .PDownloads }}",
  "output_filename": "{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.filename` }}",
  "overwrite": false
}

Extract archive to shared space

{
  "destination": "{{ .PTools }}/croc/{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.version` }}",
  "skip_symlinks": true,
  "preserve_permissions": true,
  "remove_existing": true,
  "source": "{{ .PDownloads }}/{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.filename` }}"
}

Make program executable

{
  "path": "{{ .PTools }}/croc/{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.version` }}/croc",
  "permission_bits": 504
}

MacOS

Download Artefact

{
  "url": "{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.url` }}",
  "destination_folder": "{{ .PDownloads }}",
  "output_filename": "{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.filename` }}",
  "overwrite": false
}

Extract archive to shared space

{
  "destination": "{{ .PTools }}/croc/{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.version` }}",
  "skip_symlinks": true,
  "preserve_permissions": true,
  "remove_existing": true,
  "source": "{{ .PDownloads }}/{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.filename` }}"
}

Make program executable

{
  "path": "{{ .PTools }}/croc/{{ .SVar `.tool.croc.download.version` }}/croc",
  "permission_bits": 504
}

Binaries

croc