Send file using the command line

You can use a command line Python script to send files and folders with FileSender.

You’ll need:

• The command line tool

• Your API key

• Configuration for the command line tool. This is optional; it is a custom file that includes the FileSender URL, your username, and your API key.

Prerequisites

To use the FileSender command line tool, you will need to have Python 3 installed on your device. Download the latest version from the Python site or install Python directly from your Operation System if available.

Download and set up the FileSender command line tool

1. Log on to FileSender in a web browser and click My Profile in the top navigation menu.

2. Scroll down to Python CLI Client.

3. Right click Download Python CLI Client and click Save Link As... or Download Linked File, depending on your browser.

4. Create a folder on your device to keep the command line tool in.

5. Go to your downloads folder, find the filesender.py file you downloaded earlier, and copy it to the new folder.

6. If you want to use FileSender’s default client configuration – recommended so that you can avoid specifying every parameter in every command:

a. Create a subfolder called .filesender

• For Windows, create this in your user folder, typically found on C:/Users/[your local username]

• For macOS, create this in your user folder, typically found on /Users/[yourlocal username]

• For Linux, create this in your user folder, typically found on /home/[yourlocal username] Users/[your local username]

b. Under Python CLI Client, right click Download Python CLI Client configuration and click Save Link As... or Download Linked File, depending on your browser.

c. Go to your downloads folder, find the filesender.py.ini file downloaded, and copy it to the new filesender folder.