dropbox − A command line interface to the Dropbox service
dropbox status
dropbox throttle DOWNLOAD UPLOAD
dropbox help [COMMAND]
dropbox puburl FILE
dropbox stop
dropbox update
dropbox running
dropbox start [−i]
dropbox filestatus [−l] [−a] [FILE]...
dropbox proxy MODE [TYPE] [HOST] [PORT] [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]
dropbox autostart [y/n]
dropbox exclude [list]
dropbox lansync [y/n]
dropbox sharelink FILE
dropbox ls [FILE]...
The dropbox command provides a command line interface to the Dropbox, the easiest online file storage, synchronization and sharing service.
dropbox status
Prints out the current status of the Dropbox daemon.
dropbox throttle DOWNLOAD UPLOAD
Set bandwidth limits for file sync.
DOWNLOAD − either "unlimited" or a manual limit in KB/s
UPLOAD − one of "unlimited", "auto", or a manual limit in KB/s
dropbox help [COMMAND]
With no arguments, print a list of commands and a short description of each. With a command, print descriptive help on how to use the command.
dropbox puburl FILE
Prints out a public url for FILE (which must be in your public folder).
dropbox stop
Stops the dropbox daemon.
dropbox update
Downloads the latest version of dropbox.
dropbox running
Returns 1 if running 0 if not running.
dropbox start [−i]
Starts the dropbox daemon, dropboxd. If dropboxd is already running, this will do nothing.
options:
−i −−install auto install dropboxd if not available on the system
dropbox filestatus [−l] [−a] [FILE]...
Prints the current status of each FILE.
options:
−l −−list prints out information in a format similar to ls. works best when your console supports color :)
−a −−all do not ignore entries starting with .
Aliases: stat
dropbox proxy MODE [TYPE] [HOST] [PORT] [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]
Set proxy settings for Dropbox.
MODE − one of "none", "auto", "manual"
TYPE − one of "http", "socks4", "socks5" (only valid with "manual" mode)
HOST − proxy hostname (only valid with "manual" mode)
PORT − proxy port (only valid with "manual" mode)
USERNAME − (optional) proxy username (only valid with "manual" mode)
PASSWORD − (optional) proxy password (only valid with "manual" mode)
dropbox autostart [y/n]
options:
n dropbox will not start automatically at login
y dropbox will start automatically at login (default)
Note: May only work on current Ubuntu distributions.
dropbox exclude [list]dropbox exclude add [DIRECTORY] [DIRECTORY] ...
dropbox exclude remove [DIRECTORY] [DIRECTORY] ...
"list" prints a list of directories currently excluded from syncing.
"add" adds one or more directories to the exclusion list, then resynchronizes Dropbox.
"remove" removes one or more directories from the exclusion list, then resynchronizes Dropbox.
With no arguments, executes "list".
Any specified path must be within Dropbox.
dropbox lansync [y/n]
options:
y dropbox will use LAN sync (default)
n dropbox will not use LAN sync
dropbox sharelink FILE
Prints out a shared link for FILE.
dropbox ls [FILE]...
This is an alias for filestatus −l
There are currently no known bugs. If you think you have found a bug or have a feature request, post in the forums, or send us an e−mail (see the RESOURCES section below).
In the future there will be full command line support including linking accounts and setting preferences from the dropbox command.
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