qrcp starts a small web server on your local network and prints a QR code in the terminal. Scan it with your phone to download the files you are sending, or to upload files from the phone to your computer. Both devices must be on the same network.
Examples
qrcp send ~/Pictures/photo.jpg
qrcp send --zip ~/Documents/report ~/Documents/notes.txt
qrcp receive --output ~/Downloads
qrcp --interface wlan0 --port 8080 send video.mp4
qrcp config
File access
qrcp can send and receive files in your home directory. To also use USB drives and other removable media (/media, /mnt), run:
sudo snap connect qrcp:removable-media
The configuration file is stored in ~/snap/qrcp/current/.config/qrcp.
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install qrcp, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install qrcp
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