Upload a file or a folder to campuscloud.unibe.ch with this simple bash script!
How to use the script to upload a file:
./campus-cloud-uploader.sh -l file.zip
It will prompt for your campus accounts username and password. Next, it will ask what name the top folder should have, suggesting it begin with the current date (for example "2018.07.05-18.29.09_").
The script also supports sharing the uploaded file(s) with others, even users outside the university:
./campus-cloud-uploader.sh -l file.zip -e u1@example.com,u2@example.com -d 30
The above code will upload the file and send a notification mail to u1@example.com and u2@example.com. If these mail addresses aren't linked to a campus account, the receivers will first have to create a guest account before being able to access the file. The receivers will be able to see the file for 30 days, as determined by the parameter -d. (However, it will not automatically be deleted from the uploaders Campus Cloud.)
./campus-cloud-uploader.sh -l file.zip --public-link
This code will upload the file and return a publicly accessible hyperlink to the file that will work for 10 days. The -p/--public-link option only works for files, not folders!
If -d is not specified, the default value is 10 days. -d 0 will lead to a share that never expires.
On most Linux machines, the only additional software that must be installed is jq, a JSON parser. The tool is very lightweight and available in most distributions standard repository:
Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install jq
Fedora: sudo dnf install jq
- Doesn't require a browser to upload. Very convenient and very fast on clusters. :)
- Requires only elementary things like bash, curl and jq.
- Integrated sharing feature. Different mechanisms for external and internal users are implemented, as well as the creation of public links.
- Recursive upload of folders
The university's campus cloud is based on Micro Focus Filr and the API is documented here.
v1.0: Initial release
v1.1: Files can now be shared with anyone, whether or not the person has a CampusCloud account or belongs to the university
v1.2: Added option to upload folders
v1.3: Added option to create public links
v1.3.1: Fixed bug with capitalized email adresses
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