NAME

       dropbox - A command line interface to the Dropbox service

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       The  dropbox  command provides a command line interface to the Dropbox, the easiest online
       file storage, synchronization and sharing service.

COMMANDS

       dropbox status
              Prints out the current status of the Dropbox daemon.

       dropbox throttle DOWNLOAD UPLOAD
              Set bandwidth limits for file sync.

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

       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.

       dropbox puburl FILE
              Prints out a public url for FILE (which must be in your public folder).

       dropbox stop
              Stops the dropbox daemon.

       dropbox update
              Downloads the latest version of dropbox.

       dropbox running
              Returns 1 if running 0 if not running.

       dropbox start [-i]
              Starts the dropbox daemon, dropboxd. If dropboxd is already running, this will do nothing.

              options:
                -i --install  auto install dropboxd if not available on the system

       dropbox filestatus [-l] [-a] [FILE]...
              Prints the current status of each FILE.

              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 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 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 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.

       dropbox lansync [y/n]
              options:
                y  dropbox will use LAN sync (default)
                n  dropbox will not use LAN sync

       dropbox sharelink FILE
              Prints out a shared link for FILE.

       dropbox ls [FILE]...
              This is an alias for filestatus -l

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).

       In  the  future  there  will  be  full command line support including linking accounts and
       setting preferences from the dropbox command.

RESOURCES

       • Dropbox <https://www.dropbox.com/>

       • Dropbox Forums <https://forums.dropbox.com/>

       • Dropbox Support E-mail <support@dropbox.com>

AUTHORS

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

COPYRIGHT

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