File Transfers
August 8, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
This feature shares most of the code with printer forwarding.
This is not meant to replace a network filesystem, it is only there to facilitate the transfer of individual files between the client and server.
For more details, see #494 and #1026.
Assuming that file-transfers are enabled (which is the default - see configuration options below), the client can send files to the server using the system tray upload menu:
To send to a specific client: xpra control :10 send-file /path/to/the-file-to-send open CLIENT_UUID
The client UUID can be seen with: xpra info | grep uuid.
To send to all the clients, replace use "*". (quoted to prevent shell expansion)
Depending on the client configuration, the open flag may not be honoured by the client.