DROPBOX(1)

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version 2019.02.14 · 6 versions
, in ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing

💖 DROPBOX(1) — the general commands manual, but make it a group chat 💖

okay bestie, so this is dropbox, section 1 of the general commands manual. it's the command line interface to the Dropbox service, and honestly? she's iconic. let's get into it ✨

🎀 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 start [-i]
dropbox autostart [y/n]
dropbox version
dropbox help [COMMAND]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

The dropbox command gives you a whole command line interface to Dropbox — literally the easiest online file storage, synchronization and sharing service. that's the vibe. periodt 💅

👑 COMMANDS 👑

dropbox update

Downloads the latest version of dropbox. go get your glow-up, queen 💅

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

Prints the current status of each FILE. it's giving "what's the tea on my files" 🍓

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 ls [FILE]...

This is an alias for filestatus -l. it's the lazy girl's filestatus and we respect her for it 😌

dropbox puburl FILE

Prints out a public url for FILE (which must be in your public folder). no exceptions bestie, she has to be in her public folder 🎀

Prints out a shared link for FILE. sharing is caring fr fr 🦋

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 throttle DOWNLOAD UPLOAD

Set bandwidth limits for file sync. slow her down, she's doing too much 😭

  • 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 on the daemon, basically 🌈

dropbox running

Returns 1 if running, and 0 if not running. yes/no energy only 💀

dropbox stop

Stops the Dropbox daemon. sit down and rest, bestie 🛑

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. not negotiable bestie, stay in your lane 🎀

dropbox start [-i]

Starts the Dropbox daemon, dropboxd. If dropboxd is already running, this will do nothing. she's already up, leave her alone 😌

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. lowkey limited but we move 💅

dropbox version

Prints the version information for the Dropbox proprietary daemon, if it's installed, and the Dropbox command-line interface. two versions, one queen 👑

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 helpful like that 🫶

💀 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). no cap, zero bugs, we're thriving ✨

In the future there will be full command line support including linking accounts and setting preferences from the dropbox command. coming soon bestie, manifesting it 🙈

🌈 RESOURCES 🌈

🧚 AUTHORS 🧚

the icons who built this:

  • Rian Hunter
  • Mike Haimes
  • David Euresti
  • Andrew Drake
  • Dwayne Litzenberger
  • Jie Tang
  • Josiah Boning
  • Max Belanger
  • Ryan J. Kaplan

Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Evenflow, Inc. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 this version (2019.02.14) was documented on 2024-04-01, and yeah it's still living in section 1 of the manual, under the general commands umbrella. slay, go touch some files 🦋💅✨

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