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# NAME
App::dropboxapi - command line interface to access Dropbox API
# SYNOPSIS
dropbox-api put /tmp/foo.txt dropbox:/Public/
Run `dropbox-api help` for more options.
# DESCRIPTION
dropbox-api is a command line interface to access Dropbox API.
- ls
- find
- sync
- cp
- mv
- rm
- mkdir
- get
- put
# Install and Setup
## 1. Install
### 1-a) FreeBSD
pkg_add -r dropbox-api-command
### 1-b) Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install make gcc libssl-dev wget
wget
https://raw.github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/master/cpanm
sudo perl cpanm App::dropboxapi
### 1-c) CentOS
# CentOS 5
sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ openssl-devel wget
# CentOS 6
sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ openssl-devel wget perl-devel
wget
https://raw.github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/master/cpanm
sudo perl cpanm App::dropboxapi
### 1-d) OS X
# Install Command Line Tools for Xcode
open
https://www.google.com/search?q=Command+Line+Tools+for+Xcode
curl -O
https://raw.github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/master/cpanm
sudo perl cpanm App::dropboxapi
## 2. Get API Key and API Secret
https://www.dropbox.com/developers
My Apps => Create an App
## 3. Get Access Token and Access Secret
> dropbox-api setup
Please Input API Key: ***************
Please Input API Secret: ***************
Please Input Access type
a ... App folder - Your app only needs access to a single folder within the user's Dropbox
f ... Full Dropbox - Your app needs access to the user's entire Dropbox
[a or f]: *
URL:
http://api.dropbox.com/0/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=***************&oauth_callback=
Please Access URL and press Enter
OK?
success! try
> dropbox-api ls
> dropbox-api find /
## 4. How to use Proxy
Please use -e option.
> HTTP_PROXY="
http://127.0.0.1:8888" dropbox-api setup -e
# Sub Commands
## help
disp help.
- syntax
dropbox-api help \[<command>\]
### Example
> dropbox-api help
Usage: dropbox-api <command> [args] [options]
Available commands:
setup get access_key and access_secret
ls list directory contents
find walk a file hierarchy
cp copy file or directory
mv move file or directory
mkdir make directory (Create intermediate directories as required)
rm remove file or directory (Attempt to remove the file hierarchy rooted in each file argument)
put upload file
get download file
sync sync directory (local => dropbox or dropbox => local)
Common Options
-e enable env_proxy ( HTTP_PROXY, NO_PROXY )
-D enable debug
-v verbose
See 'dropbox-api help <command>' for more information on a specific command.
### Example ( command help )
> dropbox-api help ls
Name
dropbox-api-ls - list directory contents
SYNOPSIS
dropbox-api ls <dropbox_path> [options]
Example
dropbox-api ls Public
dropbox-api ls Public -h
dropbox-api ls Public -p "%d\t%s\t%TY/%Tm/%Td %TH:%TM:%TS\t%p\n"
Options
-h print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)
-p print format.
%d ... is_dir ( d: dir, -: file )
%i ... id
%n ... name
%p ... path_display
%P ... path_lower
%b ... bytes
%s ... size (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)
%t ... server_modified
%c ... client_modified
%r ... rev
%Tk ... DateTime 'strftime' function (server_modified)
%Ck ... DateTime 'strftime' function (client_modified)
[
http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime/lib/DateTime.pm#strftime\_Patterns](
http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime/lib/DateTime.pm#strftime_Patterns)
## ls
file list view.
- alias
list
- syntax
dropbox-api ls <dropbox\_path>
### Example
> dropbox-api list /product
d - Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:58:00 +0000 /product/chrome-extentions
- 294557 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:55:59 +0000 /product/ex.zip
### human readable option ( -h )
print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)
> dropbox-api ls /product -h
d - Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:58:00 +0000 /product/chrome-extentions
- 287.7KB Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:55:59 +0000 /product/ex.zip
### printf option ( -p )
print format.
> dropbox-api ls /product -p "%d\t%s\t%TY/%Tm/%Td %TH:%TM:%TS\t%p\n"
d - 2011/02/24 06:58:00 /product/chrome-extentions
- 287.7KB 2010/12/26 21:55:59 /product/ex.zip
%d ... is_dir ( d: dir, -: file )
%i ... id
%n ... name
%p ... path_display
%P ... path_lower
%b ... bytes
%s ... size (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)
%t ... server_modified
%c ... client_modified
%r ... rev
%Tk ... DateTime 'strftime' function (server_modified)
%Ck ... DateTime 'strftime' function (client_modified)
[
http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime/lib/DateTime.pm#strftime\_Patterns](
http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime/lib/DateTime.pm#strftime_Patterns)
## find
recursive file list view.
- syntax
dropbox-api find <dropbox\_path> \[options\]
### Example
> dropbox-api find /product/google-tasks-checker-plus
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/README.md
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/background.html
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/external.png
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/icon-32.png
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/icon-128.png
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/icon.gif
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/jquery-1.4.2.min.js
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/main.js
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/manifest.json
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/options.html
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/popup.html
/product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src/reset.css
### printf option ( -p )
see also list command's printf option.
## sync ( rsync )
recursive file synchronization.
### sync from dropbox
dropbox-api sync dropbox:<source\_dir> <target\_dir> \[options\]
> dropbox-api sync dropbox:/product/google-tasks-checker-plus/src /tmp/product
download /private/tmp/product/external.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-32.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-128.png
### sync to dropbox
dropbox-api sync <source\_dir> dropbox:<target\_dir> \[options\]
> dropbox-api sync /tmp/product dropbox:/work/src
upload background.html /work/src/background.html
upload external.png /work/src/external.png
upload icon-128.png /work/src/icon-128.png
### delete option ( -d )
> dropbox-api sync dropbox:/product/google-tasks-checker-plus/src /tmp/product -d
download /private/tmp/product/external.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-32.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-128.png
remove background.html.tmp
### dry run option ( -n )
> dropbox-api sync dropbox:/product/google-tasks-checker-plus/src /tmp/product -dn
!! enable dry run !!
download /private/tmp/product/external.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-32.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-128.png
remove background.html.tmp
### verbose option ( -v )
> dropbox-api sync dropbox:/product/google-tasks-checker-plus/src /tmp/product -dnv
remote_base: /product/chrome-extentions/google-tasks-checker-plus/src
local_base: /private/tmp/product
** download **
skip background.html
download /private/tmp/product/external.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-32.png
download /private/tmp/product/icon-128.png
skip icon.gif
skip jquery-1.4.2.min.js
skip main.js
skip manifest.json
skip options.html
skip popup.html
skip reset.css
** delete **
skip background.html
remove background.html.tmp
skip icon.gif
skip jquery-1.4.2.min.js
skip main.js
skip manifest.json
skip options.html
skip popup.html
skip reset.css
## cp
copy file or directory.
- alias
copy
- syntax
dropbox-api cp <source\_file> <target\_file>
### Example
dropbox-api cp memo.txt memo.txt.bak
## mv
move file or directory.
- alias
move
- syntax
dropbox-api mv <source\_file> <target\_file>
### Example
dropbox-api mv memo.txt memo.txt.bak
## mkdir
make directory.
\*no error if existing, make parent directories as needed.\*
- alias
mkpath
- syntax
dropbox-api mkdir <directory>
### Example
dropbox-api mkdir product/src
## rm
remove file or directory.
\*remove the contents of directories recursively.\*
- alias
rmtree
- syntax
dropbox-api rm <file\_or\_directory>
### Example
dropbox-api rm product/src
## get
download file from dropbox.
- alias
dl, download
- syntax
dropbox-api get dropbox:<dropbox\_file> <file>
### Example
dropbox-api get dropbox:/Public/foo.txt /tmp/foo.txt
## put
upload file to dropbox.
- alias
up, upload
- syntax
dropbox-api put <file> dropbox:<dropbox\_dir>
### Example
dropbox-api put /tmp/foo.txt dropbox:/Public/
### verbose option ( -v )
A progress bar is displayed.
dropbox-api put /tmp/1GB.dat dropbox:/Public/ -v
100% [=====================================================================================>]
## Tips
### Retry
#!/bin/bash
command='dropbox-api sync dropbox:/test/ /Users/aska/test/ -vde'
NEXT_WAIT_TIME=0
EXIT_CODE=0
until $command || [ $NEXT_WAIT_TIME -eq 4 ]; do
EXIT_CODE=$?
sleep $NEXT_WAIT_TIME
let NEXT_WAIT_TIME=NEXT_WAIT_TIME+1
done
exit $EXIT_CODE
# COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2012- Shinichiro Aska
The standalone executable contains the following modules embedded.
# LICENSE
Released under the MIT license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/MIT/
# COMMUNITY
- [
https://github.com/s-aska/dropbox-api-command](
https://github.com/s-aska/dropbox-api-command) - source code repository, issue tracker