Sharing files on Linux
Learn how to send and receive files securely and easily over Meshnet on Linux.
This guide provides the information you need to start sharing files over Meshnet on Linux.
- 1.Open the terminal.
- 2.Enter the
nordvpn meshnet peer list
command and copy the Nord name or Meshnet IP address of the device you want to share your files with. - 3.Type the
nordvpn fileshare send
command, followed by your peer device’s Nord name or Meshnet IP address and the path to the file you want to transfer, as shown:nordvpn fileshare send <peer> </path/to/your/file>Example - 4.Add more files to the transfer if needed. You can drag files from the file explorer to the terminal to paste the path. Example
The file transfer begins as soon as the recipient accepts your download request on their device.
See how to receive shared files on a Linux device further in this article.
Note
You can only send files to the devices that have the file sharing permission enabled for your device. For more information, see File sharing permissions.
To display the history of transfers sent from your device, along with their ID, size, status, and other relevant details, use the following command:
nordvpn fileshare list --outgoing
The transfers in the list are arranged in chronological order, with the oldest transfers appearing first.
To receive files shared from another linked device, perform the following steps:
- 1.Have your Meshnet peer send the files.
- 2.Open the terminal.
- 3.Enter the
nordvpn fileshare list
command followed by--incoming
to display incoming requests, as shown:nordvpn fileshare list --incoming - 4.Copy the ID of the file transfer request you want to accept.
- 5.Type
nordvpn fileshare accept
followed by the file transfer ID from the previous step, as shown:nordvpn fileshare accept <id>Example
Once the download is complete, you can find the files shared with you by checking your computer’s default download folder location, which is typically the Downloads folder.
If you want to download only specific files from the transfer, provide the names of the files you choose to accept.
nordvpn fileshare accept <id> <file1> <file2>...
Example

Tip
To display the list of files in a particular transfer directory, enter the
nordvpn fileshare list
command followed by the transfer ID:nordvpn fileshare list <id>
If you want to specify the location on your system where downloaded files will be saved, use the
--path
command option followed by the desired location and the transfer ID:nordvpn fileshare accept --path </path/to/directory> <id>
If you need to cancel a transfer while it is still in progress, there are two ways to do it:
- Using Ctrl+C
- Using the
cancel
command
The
cancel
command is typically used when the transfer is running in the background or when you are canceling from a different terminal session.To cancel a file transfer, enter the following, replacing
<id>
with the ID of the transfer you want to cancel.nordvpn fileshare cancel <id>
Example

Provide a file name if you want to cancel a specific file in the transfer, as shown:
nordvpn fileshare cancel <id> <file>
If you want to run a transfer process in the background, use the
--background
option.- When sending a file transfer, enter:nordvpn fileshare send --background <peer> </path/to/your/file>Example
- When accepting a file transfer, type:nordvpn fileshare accept --background <id>
You can access command information using the
--help
option. For example, to view help information about the fileshare
command, type:nordvpn fileshare --help
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