From ee713c5146e1ae8cd59c76d3d146c1e86b38cfd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zack <zack.scholl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 08:27:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] improve ux around receiving

---
 src/cli/cli.go | 30 +++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index 14c4265c..40c165a4 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -507,7 +507,26 @@ func receive(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 			crocOptions.OnlyLocal = rememberedOptions.OnlyLocal
 		}
 	}
+	if crocOptions.SharedSecret == "" && os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET") != "" {
+		crocOptions.SharedSecret = os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET")
+	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && crocOptions.SharedSecret != "" {
+		crocOptions.SharedSecret = os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET")
+		if crocOptions.SharedSecret == "" {
+			fmt.Printf(`On linux, to receive with croc you either need 
+to set a code phrase using your environmental variables:
+	
+  export CROC_SECRET="****"
+  croc 
 
+Or you can specify the code phrase when you run croc without
+declaring the secret on the command line:
+
+  croc 
+  Enter receive code: ****
+				`)
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+	}
 	if crocOptions.SharedSecret == "" {
 		l, err := readline.NewEx(&readline.Config{
 			Prompt:       "Enter receive code: ",
@@ -526,17 +545,6 @@ func receive(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	// if operating system is UNIX, then use environmental variable to set the code
-	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-		crocOptions.SharedSecret = os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET")
-		if crocOptions.SharedSecret == "" {
-			fmt.Printf(`To use croc you need to set a code phrase using your environmental variables:
-	
-	export CROC_SECRET="yourcodephrasetouse"
-				`)
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
-	}
 
 	cr, err := croc.New(crocOptions)
 	if err != nil {

From 66f0d1264a728593307ca49810452ef2cd555c68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zack <zack.scholl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 08:33:00 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] improve the ux around sending

---
 src/cli/cli.go | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index 40c165a4..99a976a6 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -304,6 +304,25 @@ func send(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		return errors.New("must specify file: croc send [filename(s) or folder]")
 	}
 
+	// if operating system is UNIX, then use environmental variable to set the code
+	if (runtime.GOOS == "linux" && c.IsSet("code")) || os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET") != "" {
+		crocOptions.SharedSecret = os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET")
+		if crocOptions.SharedSecret == "" {
+			fmt.Printf(`On linux, to send with a custom code phrase, 
+you need to set the environmental variable CROC_SECRET:
+
+  export CROC_SECRET="****"
+  croc send file.txt
+
+Or you can have the code phrase automaticlaly generated:
+
+  croc send file.txt
+
+`)
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if len(crocOptions.SharedSecret) == 0 {
 		// generate code phrase
 		crocOptions.SharedSecret = utils.GetRandomName()
@@ -313,19 +332,6 @@ func send(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// if operating system is UNIX, then use environmental variable to set the code
-	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-		log.Debug("forcing code phrase from environmental variable")
-		crocOptions.SharedSecret = os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET")
-		if crocOptions.SharedSecret == "" {
-			fmt.Printf(`To use croc you need to set a code phrase using your environmental variables:
-
-export CROC_SECRET="yourcodephrasetouse"
-			`)
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
-	}
-
 	cr, err := croc.New(crocOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -507,6 +513,7 @@ func receive(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 			crocOptions.OnlyLocal = rememberedOptions.OnlyLocal
 		}
 	}
+
 	if crocOptions.SharedSecret == "" && os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET") != "" {
 		crocOptions.SharedSecret = os.Getenv("CROC_SECRET")
 	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && crocOptions.SharedSecret != "" {