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# receive

> Receive files or folders through runpodctl using a secure peer-to-peer connection code shared by the sending machine.

Receive files or folders sent from another machine using a secure peer-to-peer connection established with a connection code.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Command theme={null}
  runpodctl receive <code>
  ```
</RequestExample>

## Example

Receive files using a connection code:

```bash theme={null}
runpodctl receive rainbow-unicorn-42
```

## Arguments

<ResponseField name="<code>" type="string" required>
  The connection code phrase that matches the code used by the sender with the [`send`](/runpodctl/reference/runpodctl-send) command.
</ResponseField>

## Related commands

* [`runpodctl send`](/runpodctl/reference/runpodctl-send)