TFTP Client

A simple Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) client.

RFC 1350 (TFTP Protocol Revision 2) compilant, RFC 2347 (TFTP Option Extension) support.

Dependencies

Dependency name	Minimum required version	Ubuntu 22.04
C++	C++17	sudo apt-get install build-essential
tftp	1efbec0864324e1dc18bb6879eff2b7c60aba6b4	---
Boost.System, Boost.Program_Options	1.74	sudo apt install libboost-system-dev libboost-program-options-dev

Usage

tftp_client host [GET | PUT] source destination [--transfer_mode [netascii | octet]] [--option_name name --option_value value]...

host	Specifies the local or remote host
GET	Transfers the file source on the remote host to the file destination on the local host
PUT	Transfers the file source on the local host to the file destination on the remote host
source	Specifies the file to transfer
destination	Specifies where to transfer the file
transfer_mode	Specifies the transfer mode, possible values: netascii, octet
option_name	Specifies the name of the option, may be repeated
option_value	Specifies the value of the option, may be repeated

Implemented features (RFC 1350)

Feature	Implementation status
READ requests	${\color{green}\text{Done}}$
Write requests	${\color{green}\text{Done}}$

Extensions support

Extension	Implementation status
RFC 2347: TFTP Option Extension	${\color{green}\text{Done}}$
RFC 2348: TFTP Blocksize Option	${\color{green}\text{Done}}$
RFC 2349: TFTP Timeout Interval and Transfer Size Options	${\color{red}\text{TODO}}$
RFC 7440: TFTP Windowsize Option	${\color{red}\text{TODO}}$