The ownCloud Client packages contain a command line client, owncloudcmd
, that can
be used to synchronize ownCloud files to client machines.
owncloudcmd
performs a single sync run and then exits the synchronization
process. In this manner, owncloudcmd
processes the differences between
client and server directories and propagates the files to bring both
repositories to the same state. Contrary to the GUI-based client,
owncloudcmd
does not repeat synchronizations on its own. It also does not
monitor for file system changes.
To invoke owncloudcmd
, you must provide the local and the remote repository
URL using the following command:
owncloudcmd [OPTIONS...] sourcedir owncloudurl
where sourcedir
is the local directory and owncloudurl
is
the server URL.
Other command line switches supported by owncloudcmd
include the following:
--user
,-u
[user]
- Use
user
as the login name. --password
,-p
[password]
- Use
password
as the password. -n
- Use
netrc (5)
for login. --non-interactive
- Do not prompt for questions.
--silent
,--s
- Inhibits verbose log output.
--trust
- Trust any SSL certificate, including invalid ones.
--httpproxy http://[user@pass:]<server>:<port>
- Uses
server
as HTTP proxy. --nonshib
- Uses Non Shibboleth WebDAV Authentication
--davpath [path]
- Overrides the WebDAV Path with
path
--exclude [file]
- Exclude list file
--unsyncedfolders [file]
- File containing the list of unsynced remote folders (selective sync)
--max-sync-retries [n]
- Retries maximum n times (defaults to 3)
-h
- Sync hidden files,do not ignore them
Credential HandlingΒΆ
owncloudcmd
requires the user to specify the username and password using the standard URL pattern, e.g.,
$ owncloudcmd /home/user/my_sync_folder https://carla:secret@server/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/
To synchronize the ownCloud directory Music
to the local directory
media/music
, through a proxy listening on port 8080
, and on a gateway
machine using IP address 192.168.178.1
, the command line would be:
$ owncloudcmd --httpproxy http://192.168.178.1:8080 \
$HOME/media/music \
https://server/owncloud/remote.php/webdav/Music
owncloudcmd
will prompt for the user name and password, unless they have
been specified on the command line or -n
has been passed.