It will only work if the service NETSEND in the Windows machine is enabled.
This commando copies the file (which must reside in the current directory) to //<server>/<share-name>/<subdirectory>/<file> through the CIFS protocol (Samba share or Windows Share). It doesn't require you to mount the filesystem first.
--directory "<subdirectory>" may be omitted in order to copy the file the the root of the share.
The "%password" part may also be omitted. If doing so, smbclient will ask for the password interactively.
To copy a file from a Windows/Samba share, change "put" for "get".
smbclient --user=user%password --directory "<subdirectory>" --command "get <file>" //<server>/<share-name>
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