## Easy file sharing from the command line

`# Upload using cURL
$ curl --upload-file ./hello.txt https://transfer.sh/hello.txt https://transfer.sh/66nb8/hello.txt
# Create an alias
$ transfer hello.txt
##################################################### 100.0% https://transfer.sh/eibhM/hello.txt`
`
# Upload from web
Drag your files here, or click to browse.`

# Download all your files
zip tar.gz
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### Made for use with shell

### Share files with a URL

### Upload up to 5 GB

### Files stored for 14 days

### For free

### Encrypt your files

## Sample use cases

### How to upload

`# Uploading is easy using curl
$ curl --upload-file ./hello.txt https://transfer.sh/hello.txt
# Download the file
$ curl --upload-file ./hello.txt https://transfer.sh/hello.txt`

### Create an alias and add it to .bashrc or .zshrc

`# Add this to .bashrc or its equivalent
transfer() {
# write to output to tmpfile because of progress bar
tmpfile=$( mktemp -t transferXXX ); curl --progress-bar --upload-file $1 https://transfer.sh/$(basename $1) >> $tmpfile; cat $tmpfile; rm -f $tmpfile; }
alias transfer=transfer
# Now you can use transfer command
$ transfer hello.txt`
More examples

### Upload multiple files at once

`
$ curl -i -F filedata=@/tmp/hello.txt -F filedata=@/tmp/hello2.txt https://transfer.sh/
# Combining downloads as zip or tar archive
$ curl https://transfer.sh/(15HKz/hello.txt,15HKz/hello.txt).tar.gz
$ curl https://transfer.sh/(15HKz/hello.txt,15HKz/hello.txt).zip`

### Encrypt your files before the transfer

`# Encrypt files with password using gpg
$ cat /tmp/hello.txt|gpg -ac -o-|curl -X PUT --upload-file "-" https://transfer.sh/test.txt
# Encrypt and upload
$ curl https://transfer.sh/1lDau/test.txt|gpg -o- > /tmp/hello.txt`

### Scan for malware

`# Scan for malware or viruses using Clamav
$ wget http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com
$ curl -X PUT --upload-file ./eicar.com https://transfer.sh/eicar.com/scan
# Upload malware to VirusTotal, get a permalink in return
$ curl -X PUT --upload-file nhgbhhj https://transfer.sh/test.txt/virustotal
`

### Backup mysql database, encrypt and transfer

`# Backup, encrypt and transfer
$ mysqldump --all-databases|gzip|gpg -ac -o-|curl -X PUT --upload-file "-" https://transfer.sh/test.txt`

### Send email with transfer link (uses alias)

`# Transfer and send email with link (uses alias)
$ transfer /tmp/hello.txt | mail -s "Hello World" user@yourmaildomain.com`

### Send us your awesome example

`# Your awesome sample will be put here`

> @dutchcoders Thanks for transfer.sh. Just used it for a production purpose for a customer. So great, so easy, so https. :)

> — Dave Sims (@FloifyDave)

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> — Kareem Kouddous (@kareemk)

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> — PJ Spagnolatti (@drakpz)

> Love transfer.sh! Will be using it from now on! Thanks for the amazing service we can use from the CLI @dutchcoders

> — Jacob Lindgren (@jacoblindgren11)

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> — Lars Arvestad (@arvestad)

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