ftp over LAN

[Lemonilla]

Is there a better way to transfer files over land via command line than ftp?
I have two computers that are in separate rooms, and they both need to have exact copies of files on them.  They are currently connected via a router (without internet access if that matters). Any help would be appreciated.

[foxidrive]

Robocopy will keep a mirror copy of a folder or a folder tree.

FTP is used more for remote computers on a WAN, while a LAN can use many tools.

[foxidrive]

You can use a syntax like this:

robocopy "\\server1\shareabc" "\\server2\sharedef" /switches /here

or

robocopy "\\192.168.1.20\share" "\\192.168.1.21\share" /switches /here


and the double quotes are optional if your server\share name is alphanumeric

[Salmon Trout]

I regularly back up my music collection (which has reached 24.5 GB of mp3 folders) using Robocopy. The collection lives on an internal hard drive (Drive D: under a folder called Music) on my main PC, and the backup is to my NAS drive which is connected to a router (Mapped to drive letter V: with a folder called \Shared\Music). I add new folders to D:\Music and I run this command to make the new folders and files appear in the backup:

robocopy "D:\Music" "V:\Shared\Music" /S /xc /xn /xo

Only the new folders are copied

[Lemonilla]

Thanks a ton! Worked wonderfully.