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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Use the Cargo package manager from [Rust](https://rustup.rs/) to install LookAro
cargo install lookaround cargo install lookaround
``` ```
To run the server as a normal user all the time, To auto-start the server as a normal user.
put this systemd unit in `~/.config/systemd/user/lookaround.service`: put this systemd unit in `~/.config/systemd/user/lookaround.service`:
```ini ```ini
@ -53,34 +53,33 @@ systemctl --user enable lookaround
``` ```
## Usage ## Usage
Run the server manually: (If you haven't installed it with systemd yet) Run the server manually: (If you didn't configure auto-start)
```bash ```bash
lookaround server --nickname my-desktop lookaround server --nickname my-desktop
``` ```
Use `find-nick` to find an IP, or ping it, or SSH into it, or pull a file from it: On a client computer:
```bash ```bash
# Use the `find-nick` subcommnad to find an IP...
lookaround find-nick laptop lookaround find-nick laptop
# Prints `192.168.1.101`
# Or ping it...
ping $(lookaround find-nick laptop) ping $(lookaround find-nick laptop)
# Or SSH to it...
ssh user@$(lookaround find-nick laptop) ssh user@$(lookaround find-nick laptop)
# After starting `nc -l -p 9000 < some-file` on the laptop # Or pull a file from it
# (after starting `nc -l -p 9000 < some-file` on the laptop)
nc $(lookaround find-nick laptop) 9000 nc $(lookaround find-nick laptop) 9000
``
Run a client to ping all servers in the same multi-cast domain: # Use the `client` subcommand to find all servers in the same multicast domain
```bash
lookaround client lookaround client
```
Use a longer timeout if some servers need longer than 500 ms to respond: # Use a longer timeout if servers need more than 500 ms to respond
```bash
lookaround client --timeout-ms 1000 lookaround client --timeout-ms 1000
``` ```