dropbox(1)

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version 1.26.0 · 5 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 dropbox — the manual, but make it cute 💖

ok bestie so this is the dropbox page from the General Commands Manual (section 1, obvs) and it's literally your group chat with the Dropbox service but from the terminal. sit down, hydrate, let's go ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

dropbox — a command line interface to the Dropbox service 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

dropbox update
dropbox filestatus [-l] [-a] [FILE]...
dropbox ls [FILE]...
dropbox puburl FILE
dropbox sharelink FILE
dropbox proxy MODE [TYPE] [HOST] [PORT] [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]
dropbox throttle DOWNLOAD UPLOAD
dropbox status
dropbox running
dropbox stop
dropbox lansync [y/n]
dropbox exclude [list]
dropbox exclude add [DIRECTORY] [DIRECTORY] ...
dropbox exclude remove [DIRECTORY] [DIRECTORY] ...
dropbox start [-i]
dropbox autostart [y/n]
dropbox help [COMMAND]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The dropbox command hands you a command line interface to Dropbox — which is, and I quote, the easiest online file storage, synchronization and sharing service. no cap, that's literally in the manual. it's giving main character energy for your files 💅

👑 COMMANDS 👑

dropbox update

Downloads the latest version of dropbox. glow-up time, fr fr ⭐

dropbox filestatus [-l] [-a] [FILE]...

Prints the current status of each FILE. she's nosy but in a helpful way 💖

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 . (yeah the hidden ones, we see them, we're calling them out 🙈)

Aliases: stat

dropbox ls [FILE]...

This is an alias for filestatus -l. same girl, different name 💅

dropbox puburl FILE

Prints out a public url for FILE (which must be in your public folder). so if your file is not in the public folder... yeah, she won't do it. rules are rules 😭

Prints out a shared link for FILE. send it to the gc, iconic 🎀

dropbox proxy MODE [TYPE] [HOST] [PORT] [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]

Set proxy settings for Dropbox. locking it down, obsessed 🔥

  • 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 throttle DOWNLOAD UPLOAD

Set bandwidth limits for file sync. setting boundaries, we love to see it 🫶

  • DOWNLOAD — either "unlimited" or a manual limit in KB/s
  • UPLOAD — one of "unlimited", "auto", or a manual limit in KB/s

dropbox status

Prints out the current status of the Dropbox daemon. vibe check ✅

dropbox running

Returns 1 if running 0 if not running. binary queen 🇧🇩

dropbox stop

Stops the dropbox daemon. she said "I'm going to bed" 💤

dropbox lansync [y/n]

options:

  • y — dropbox will use LAN sync (default)
  • n — dropbox will not use LAN sync

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.
⚠️ ok so this one has a boundary: Any specified path must be within Dropbox. if it's outside, she's not doing it, periodt.

dropbox start [-i]

Starts the dropbox daemon, dropboxd. If dropboxd is already running, this will do nothing. (so if she's already up, she's already up, you can't double-start a queen 💅)

options:

  • -i, --install — auto install dropboxd if not available on the system

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 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. she's the friend who actually explains the assignment 🌈

💀 BUGS 💀

There are currently no known bugs. periodt, flawless, no notes 💅. 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. manifesting it for us bestie ✨

🔥 RESOURCES 🔥

🌈 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>>

Copyright (C) 2012-2021 THe MATE developers. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

and that's the whole thing bestie, you ate that 🫶✨ ily, drink water, kiss your files goodnight. this was dropbox version 1.26.0, dated 2026-02-19, from the dropbox(1) page in the General Commands Manual — bye babe 💖

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