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smbclient: Download a file from the server.
$ smbclient ${--server-share} --directory ${path-to-directory} --command "get ${file-txt}"
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The given command is used to connect to an SMB (Server Message Block) server and download a file using the smbclient tool.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • smbclient: This is the command-line tool used to interact with SMB servers.
  • ${--server-share}: This placeholder denotes the server and share you want to connect to. You need to replace it with the actual server and share you are targeting. For example, if the server name is "example.com" and the share is "documents", you would replace ${--server-share} with //example.com/documents.
  • --directory ${path-to-directory}: This specifies the target directory on the SMB server where the file is located. You need to replace ${path-to-directory} with the actual path to the directory containing the file you want to download.
  • --command "get ${file-txt}": This specifies the command to be executed on the SMB server. In this case, "get" is the command used to download a file, and ${file-txt} refers to the name of the file you want to download (replace it with the actual file name).

For example, if you want to download a file named "example.txt" located in the directory "/files" on the server "example.com" and the share "documents", the command would look like:

smbclient //example.com/documents --directory /files --command "get example.txt"

Make sure to replace the server, share, path, and file name with your actual values.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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