Instant LAN File Sharing with one command in Ubuntu

If you want to share files over the LAN quickly and easily and do not want to mess with apache or any http daemon.

You just need to openup a terminal window and run this command:

python -c "import SimpleHTTPServer; SimpleHTTPServer.test();"

or

python -m SimpleHTTPServer

For example,in terminal navigate to Download folder and run the command:

wraith@wraith-desktop:~/Download$ python -c "import SimpleHTTPServer; SimpleHTTPServer.test();"
Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 ...

People within your LAN,should get your /home/username/Download folder by type yourip:8000 in browser.

You can also make this command more simpler by adding this line to .bashrc or .bash_aliases in your home folder(Ctrl+H to view hidden files).

alias LANshare='python -c "import SimpleHTTPServer; SimpleHTTPServer.test();"'

Now,reboot and you can run the command LANshare anywhere on your file system and share those files.

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