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
# Using the alias
$ transfer hello.txt
##################################################### 100.0% https://transfer.sh/eibhM/hello.txt
Made for use with shell
Share files with a URL
Upload up to 10 GB
Files stored for 14 days
For free
Encrypt your files
Maximize amount of downloads
Sample use cases
How to upload
# Uploading is easy using curl
$ curl --upload-file ./hello.txt https://transfer.sh/hello.txt
https://transfer.sh/66nb8/hello.txt
$ curl -H "Max-Downloads: 1" -H "Max-Days: 5" --upload-file ./hello.txt https://transfer.sh/hello.txt
https://transfer.sh/66nb8/hello.txt
# Download the file
$ curl https://transfer.sh/66nb8/hello.txt -o hello.txt
Add an alias to .bashrc or .zshrc [gist]
# Add this to .bashrc or its equivalent
transfer() { if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then echo "No arguments specified. Usage:\necho transfer /tmp/test.md\ncat /tmp/test.md | transfer test.md"; return 1; fi
tmpfile=$( mktemp -t transferXXX ); if tty -s; then basefile=$(basename "$1" | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/-/g'); curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$1" "https://transfer.sh/$basefile" >> $tmpfile; else curl --progress-bar --upload-file "-" "https://transfer.sh/$1" >> $tmpfile ; fi; cat $tmpfile; rm -f $tmpfile; }
# Now you can use transfer command
$ transfer hello.txt
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
# Download and decrypt
$ 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
Using Keybase.io
# Import keys from keybase
$ keybase track [them]
# Encrypt for recipient(s)
$ cat somebackupfile.tar.gz | keybase encrypt [them] | curl --upload-file '-' https://transfer.sh/test.txt
# Decrypt
$ curl https://transfer.sh/sqUFi/test.md |keybase decrypt
wget uploads also supported
# wget
$ wget --method PUT --body-file=/tmp/file.tar https://transfer.sh/file.tar -O - -nv
Transfer pound logs
# grep syslog for pound and transfer
$ cat /var/log/syslog|grep pound|curl --upload-file - https://transfer.sh/pound.log
Upload a file using Powershell
# Upload using Powershell
PS H:\> invoke-webrequest -method put -infile .\file.txt https://transfer.sh/file.txt
Upload a file using HTTPie
# HTTPie
$ http https://transfer.sh/ -vv < /tmp/test.log
Send us your awesome example
# Your awesome sample will be put here
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Thanks @dutchcoders !
— Lars Arvestad (@arvestad)
