Transferring Files through the Network Using a Windows Share

The FMP has the capability to mount a Windows share and hence it can support file transfer in both the directions.

Perform the following operations on the FMP to mount a Windows share on it:

Create a directory using the following command:
```
mkdir <mountdir>
```
where, <mountdir> is the name of the directory that you want to create.
Mount a Windows share on the directory using the following command:
```
mount //<sharehost>/<share> <mountdir> –o user=<account>,domain=<domain>
```
where,
- <sharehost> is the name or IP address of the Windows host on which the share is located
- <share> is the name of the share on the Windows system
- <account> is the name of the user account that has access to the Windows share. If the user account is a domain account, then specify the name of the domain, else, provide only the user name.
- <domain> is the name of the domain to which <account> belongs to. If the <account> account is an account on <sharehost> and not a domain account, then do not include “,domain=<domain>”
Notes:
- Use forward slash ( / ). This is in contrast to Windows naming convention where backward slash ( \ ) is used.
- Do not use space next to a comma ( , ) or an equal ( = ) sign.
For example,
```
mount //192.169.12.2/WinShare /anydir –o user=Administrator,domain=corp
```
When you run this command, you will be prompted to enter the password associated with the specified user account.
View the content of the Windows share using the following command:
```
ls <mountdir>
```
Copy files between the Windows share and Linux using the following commands:
- To copy files from Linux to the Windows share use the command
```
cp <source> <destination>
```
  For example, after mounting a Windows share on the /MyMount directory, use the following command to copy a file named FileA from the current directory to the share.
```
cp FileA  /MyMount
```
- To copy files from the Windows share to Linux, use the command
```
cp <source> <destination>
```
  For example, use the following command to copy a file named FileB from the Window share mounted on /MyMount to the current directory on a Linux system.
```
cp /MyMount/FileB
```
After copying the files, unmount the Windows share using the following command:
```
umount <mountdir>
```
where, <mountdir> is the name of the directory on which the share is mounted.