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dropbox - A command line interface to the Dropbox service

Authors

       CAJA-DROPBOX:
       Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
       Stefano Karapetsas <stefano@karapetsas.com>
       Elan Ruusamäe <glen@delfi.ee>

       NAUTILUS-DROPBOX:
       Rian Hunter <rian@dropbox.com>
       Mike Haimes <mike@dropbox.com>
       David Euresti <david@dropbox.com>

Bugs

       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.

Commands

dropboxupdate
              Downloads the latest version of dropbox.

       dropboxfilestatus[-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

       dropboxls[FILE]...
              This is an alias for filestatus -l

       dropboxpuburlFILE
              Prints out a public url for FILE (which must be in your public folder).

       dropboxsharelinkFILE
              Prints out a shared link for FILE.

       dropboxproxyMODE[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)

       dropboxthrottleDOWNLOADUPLOAD
              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

       dropboxstatus
              Prints out the current status of the Dropbox daemon.

       dropboxrunning
              Returns 1 if running 0 if not running.

       dropboxstop
              Stops the dropbox daemon.

       dropboxlansync[y/n]
              options:
                y  dropbox will use LAN sync (default)
                n  dropbox will not use LAN sync

       dropboxexclude[list]dropboxexcludeadd[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.

       dropboxstart[-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

       dropboxautostart[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.

       dropboxhelp[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.

Description

       The  dropbox  command  provides a command line interface to the Dropbox, the easiest online file storage,
       synchronization and sharing service.

Name

       dropbox - A command line interface to the Dropbox service

Resources

       • Dropbox <http://www.dropbox.com/>

       • Dropbox Forums <http://forums.dropbox.com/>

       • Dropbox Support E-mail <support@dropbox.com>

Synopsis

dropboxupdatedropboxfilestatus [-l] [-a] [FILE]...
       dropboxls [FILE]...
       dropboxpuburl FILE
       dropboxsharelink FILE
       dropboxproxy MODE [TYPE] [HOST] [PORT] [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]
       dropboxthrottle DOWNLOAD UPLOAD
       dropboxstatusdropboxrunningdropboxstopdropboxlansync [y/n]
       dropboxexclude [list]
       dropboxstart [-i]
       dropboxautostart [y/n]
       dropboxhelp [COMMAND]

See Also