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Work · February 16, 2013

Quickly copy a file between computers

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick project I built a bit ago and finally cleaned up enough to post. The premise is simple, you have a file on one computer that you want on a different computer on the same network and don't want a lot of fuss. For the file you want to copy, on the machine where the file is located, run: ./bcp filename Now go to the computer (on the same network) where you want the file to be at, and run: ./bcp The file will be copied over the network and you're done. I created it as a nice way of not having to worry about ssh or anything else really. In fact, it is so…

Quickly copy a file between computers launched on February 16, 2013 with 110 votes, #15 of 551 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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In plain words

Broadcast Copy is a command-line tool for transferring files between computers on the same network without requiring SSH or complex setup. Users run a simple command on the source machine with the filename, then run the command again on the destination machine to complete the transfer. It works on macOS and Linux and is designed for straightforward file sharing between networked computers.

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From the sources

Broadcast Copy. Contribute to jwilberding/bcp development by creating an account on GitHub.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick project I built a bit ago and finally cleaned up enough to post. The premise is simple, you have a file on one computer that you want on a different computer on the same network and don't want a lot of fuss. For the file you want to copy, on the machine where the file is…

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