Bash and zsh alias for transfer.sh. Transfers files and directories to transfer.sh.

transfer.fish

function transfer
    if test (count $argv) -eq 0
        echo "No arguments specified. Usage:\necho transfer /tmp/test.md\ncat /tmp/test.md | transfer test.md"
        return 1
    end

    ## get temporarily filename, output is written to this file show progress can be showed
    set tmpfile ( mktemp -t transferXXX )

    ## upload stdin or file
    set file $argv[1]

    #if tty -s;
    #then
        set basefile (basename "$file" | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/-/g')

    #    if [ ! -e $file ];
    #    then
    #        echo "File $file doesn't exists."
    #        return 1
    #    fi

        if test -d $file
            # zip directory and transfer
            set zipfile ( mktemp -t transferXXX.zip )
            # echo (dirname $file)
            #cd (dirname $file) and echo (pwd)
            zip -r -q - $file >> $zipfile
            curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$zipfile" "https://transfer.sh/$basefile.zip" >> $tmpfile
            rm -f $zipfile
        else
            # transfer file
            curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$file" "https://transfer.sh/$basefile" >> $tmpfile
        end
    #else
    #    # transfer pipe
    #    curl --progress-bar --upload-file "-" "https://transfer.sh/$file" >> $tmpfile
    #fi

    ## cat output link
    cat $tmpfile

    ## cleanup
    rm -f $tmpfile
end

transfer.sh

#
# Defines transfer alias and provides easy command line file and folder sharing.
#
# Authors:
#   Remco Verhoef <remco@dutchcoders.io>
#

curl --version 2>&1 > /dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Could not find curl."
  return 1
fi

transfer() { 
    # check arguments
    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; 
    then 
        echo "No arguments specified. Usage:\necho transfer /tmp/test.md\ncat /tmp/test.md | transfer test.md"
        return 1
    fi

    # get temporarily filename, output is written to this file show progress can be showed
    tmpfile=$( mktemp -t transferXXX )
    
    # upload stdin or file
    file=$1

    if tty -s; 
    then 
        basefile=$(basename "$file" | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/-/g') 

        if [ ! -e $file ];
        then
            echo "File $file doesn't exists."
            return 1
        fi
        
        if [ -d $file ];
        then
            # zip directory and transfer
            zipfile=$( mktemp -t transferXXX.zip )
            cd $(dirname $file) && zip -r -q - $(basename $file) >> $zipfile
            curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$zipfile" "https://transfer.sh/$basefile.zip" >> $tmpfile
            rm -f $zipfile
        else
            # transfer file
            curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$file" "https://transfer.sh/$basefile" >> $tmpfile
        fi
    else 
        # transfer pipe
        curl --progress-bar --upload-file "-" "https://transfer.sh/$file" >> $tmpfile
    fi
   
    # cat output link
    cat $tmpfile

    # cleanup
    rm -f $tmpfile
}

Hello! How can one properly modify this shell script to add GPG encryption functionality ? It would be really nice to have this as an option.

$ transfer "Name With Spaces.txt"
result in

basename: extra operand 'Spaces.txt'
Try 'basename --help' for more information.

on the website's version, the gist works well ;D

Agreeing with @tallinn-code, it could be great to implement a .trshrc file ;D

There are several double quotes missing, plus other mistakes as in usage.
Here's the correct (bash) code:

transfer() { 
    # check arguments
    if [ $# -ne 1 ]; 
    then 
        echo -e "Wrong arguments specified. Usage:\ntransfer /tmp/test.md\ncat /tmp/test.md | transfer test.md"
        return 1
    fi

    # get temporary filename, output is written to this file so show progress can be showed
    tmpfile="$( mktemp -t transferXXX )"
    
    # upload stdin or file
    file="$1"

    if tty -s; 
    then 
        basefile="$( basename "$file" | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/-/g' )"

        if [ ! -e $file ];
        then
            echo "File $file doesn't exists."
            return 1
        fi
        
        if [ -d $file ];
        then
            # zip directory and transfer
            zipfile="$( mktemp -t transferXXX.zip )"
            cd "$(dirname "$file")" && zip -r -q - "$(basename "$file")" >> "$zipfile"
            curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$zipfile" "https://transfer.sh/$basefile.zip" >> "$tmpfile"
            rm -f $zipfile
        else
            # transfer file
            curl --progress-bar --upload-file "$file" "https://transfer.sh/$basefile" >> "$tmpfile"
        fi
    else 
        # transfer pipe
        curl --progress-bar --upload-file "-" "https://transfer.sh/$file" >> "$tmpfile"
    fi
   
    # cat output link
    cat "$tmpfile"
    echo

    # cleanup
    rm -f "$tmpfile"
}

Thanks @HacKanCuBa ! Had the same problem.

Please consider pulling in my change:
https://gist.github.com/PetrusKiendys/a7775e674d2eb58d7f9a10e767befe0e/revisions?diff=unified

(currently no way to do a PR on gists.. :( )

Consider replacing the fish version with a link to https://github.com/fisherman/transfer

Yeah, this should be a real repo, for PR's.

Please, always use http://shellcheck.net/ on shell scripts.

You can get it immediately in vim on Ubuntu/Debian with sudo apt install shellcheck vim-syntastic, also supported in lots of other editors, or just paste your script into the web site.

I added the following after '# cat output link' and before '# cleanup' to keep track of hem:

    # log file link
    APPLICATION="${0##*/}"
    RIGHTNOW="$(date)"
    EXPIRES="$(date -d "+14 days")"
    echo -e "$(cat "$tmpfile") - uploaded $RIGHTNOW - expires $EXPIRES\n" >> ~/$APPLICATION.log
    echo "See ~/$APPLICATION.log for all transfers."

~Denny

solution without temp files

transfer() { 
    # check arguments
    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then 
        echo "No arguments specified." >&2
        echo "Usage:" >&2
        echo "  transfer <file|directory>" >&2
        echo "  ... | transfer <file_name>" >&2
        return 1
    fi
    
    # upload stdin or file
    if tty -s; then 
        file="$1"
        if [ ! -e "$file" ]; then
            echo "$file: No such file or directory" >&2
            return 1
        fi
        
        file_name=$(basename "$file" | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/-/g') 
        
        # upload file or directory
        if [ -d "$file" ]; then
            # transfer directory
            file_name="$file_name.zip" 
            (cd "$file" && zip -r -q - .) | curl --progress-bar --upload-file "-" "https://transfer.sh/$file_name" | tee /dev/null
        else 
            # transfer file
            cat "$file" | curl --progress-bar --upload-file "-" "https://transfer.sh/$file_name" | tee /dev/null
        fi
    else 
        # transfer pipe
        file_name=$1
        curl --progress-bar --upload-file "-" "https://transfer.sh/$file_name" | tee /dev/null
    fi
}

@qoomon
Both code from transfer.sh and your code return a link with a % at the end, making the link fail to open when opened by just click the link in Terminal output. I have to manually remove the % from address after pasted in address bar in a browser.
I am using zsh and add the function in ~/.zshrc. What could be the reason?

not working on bash for me from alpine or ubuntu 18.04. why? 😕

@JackieMium
add

print " " 

after last fi