Download commands can be automatically copied to the clipboard after files are uploaded using transfer.sh.

transfer-download.md

transfer-download

With transfer-download, download commands can be automatically copied to the clipboard after files are uploaded using transfer.sh.

It was designed for 🐧 Linux or 🍎 macOS.

1. Install xclip or xsel for Linux, macOS skips this step

• install xclip see https://command-not-found.com/xclip

• install xsel see https://command-not-found.com/xsel

Install later, add pbcopy and pbpaste to .bashrc or .zshrc or its equivalent.

• If use xclip, paste the following lines:

alias pbcopy='xclip -selection clipboard'
alias pbpaste='xclip -selection clipboard -o'

• If use xsel, paste the following lines:

alias pbcopy='xsel --clipboard --input'
alias pbpaste='xsel --clipboard --output'

2. Add transfer-download shell function

1. Open .bashrc or .zshrc or its equivalent.

2. Add the following shell script:

   transfer() {
     curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$1" https://transfer.sh/$(basename "$1") | pbcopy;
     echo "1) 🔗 Download link:"
     echo "$(pbpaste)"
   
     echo "\n2) 🐧 Linux or 🍎 macOS download command:"
     linux_macos_download_command="wget $(pbpaste)"
     echo $linux_macos_download_command
   
     echo "\n3) 😓 Windows download command:"
     windows_download_command="Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$(pbpaste)" -OutFile $(basename $1)"
     echo $windows_download_command
   
     case $2 in
       l|m)  echo $linux_macos_download_command | pbcopy
       ;;
       w)  echo $windows_download_command | pbcopy
       ;;
     esac
   }

3. Test

The transfer command has two parameters:

1. The first parameter is the path to upload the file.

2. The second parameter indicates which system's download command is copied. optional:

   • This parameter is empty to copy the download link.

   • l or m copy the Linux or macOS command that downloaded the file.

   • w copy the Windows command that downloaded the file.

For example, The command to download the file on Windows will be copied:

$ transfer ~/temp/a.log w
######################################################################## 100.0%
1) 🔗 Download link:
https://transfer.sh/y0qr2c/a.log

2) 🐧 Linux or 🍎 macOS download command:
wget https://transfer.sh/y0qr2c/a.log

3) 😓 Windows download command:
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://transfer.sh/y0qr2c/a.log -OutFile a.log