ndncat file-client downloads files and folders served from ndn6-file-server.
It accepts the following arguments:
Positional arguments: remote name prefix, local file directory.
NDNTS_UPLINK environment variable, as explained in @ndn/cli-common package.
--jobs=4 sets number of parallel downloads.
--retx=10 sets Interest retransmission limit.
The remote name prefix must refer to a folder.
This command recursively downloads files and folders contained within.
If you want to download an individual file, use ndncat get-segmented command instead.
@ndn/cat
This package is part of NDNts, Named Data Networking libraries for the modern web.
ndncat is a command line utility to publish and retrieve objects in various formats.
Publish and Retrieve Segmented Object
ndncat put-segmented
publishes a segmented object, reading payload from standard input. It accepts the following arguments:NDNTS_UPLINK
,NDNTS_NFDREG
,NDNTS_KEYCHAIN
,NDNTS_KEY
environment variables, as explained in@ndn/cli-common
package.--convention=R
encodes version and segment components in revR format (default is rev3).--ver=42
inserts a specific version number as version component.--ver=now
(default) inserts current timestamp as version component.--ver=none
omits version component.--no-rdr
disables publishing current version as a RDR metadata packet. This is ignored with--ver=none
.--file=FILE
reads from a file instead of standard input.--chunk-size=N
sets segment payload size.ndncat get-segmented
retrieves a segmented object, writing payload to standard output. It accepts the following arguments:NDNTS_UPLINK
environment variable, as explained in@ndn/cli-common
package.--convention=R
encodes version and segment components in revR format (default is rev3).--ver=42
inserts a specific version number as version component.--ver=none
disables version discovery and assumes Data has no version component.--ver=cbp
sends Interest with CanBePrefix and MustBeFresh to discover version.--ver=rdr
(default) sends an RDR discovery Interest to discover version.Example
Download Files and Folders
ndncat file-client
downloads files and folders served from ndn6-file-server. It accepts the following arguments:NDNTS_UPLINK
environment variable, as explained in@ndn/cli-common
package.--jobs=4
sets number of parallel downloads.--retx=10
sets Interest retransmission limit.The remote name prefix must refer to a folder. This command recursively downloads files and folders contained within. If you want to download an individual file, use
ndncat get-segmented
command instead.Example