network-file-server's Introduction

Simple Client-Server Application

This repository contains the implementation of a simple network file server using C and socket programming. The application demonstrates basic network communication between a client and a server in a Linux environment.

Server and Client Functionality

Server: Maintains a server_home directory accessible to the client.

Client Commands:

     ls - List subdirectories and files in the current directory.
     cd - Change the current working directory.
     cwd - Show the current working directory path.
     mkdir - Create a subdirectory in the current directory.
     rm - Delete a subdirectory or file in the current directory.
     up - Upload a file from the client to the current directory on the server.
     down - Download a file from the current directory on the server.

Prerequisites

C/C++ compiler (gcc or similar)

Installation

Clone the Repository

First, clone this repository to your local machine using Git:
```
git clone [URL to this repo]
```
Compile the Source Code

Navigate to the cloned directory, and compile both the server and client applications:
```
gcc server.c -o server
gcc client.c -o client
```

Running the Application

Start the Server

In one terminal window, start the server:
```
./server
```
Run the Client

Open another terminal window and run the client:
```
./client
```
The client will connect to the server and can send above listed commands to the server.

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