This project can be compiled with the Java v1.8 compiler. To compile all the Java files in one go, you can use the following command within the src/ directory:

find . -name "*.java" | xargs javac

You should run the Peer.Client.MulticastClient class which will launch all the required threads in order to get this project working. To do so, run the following command:

java Peer.Client.MulticastClient 224.0.0.3 8888 224.0.0.7 8888 224.0.0.8 8888

You can then write any of the following commands in the console to use the backup system:

backup /path/to/file.txt <replication_degree>

restore file.txt

delete file.txt

free <space_in_bytes>