Buffered.link 1.0.3

You text buffer CLI

Buffered.link CLI

You can find the client app here

Guide

Here is how to make use of this CLI

First thing to do is to set your environment variables so it will store the secret key to access your buffer.

You secret key could be something like sj3c3 or any alphanumeric piece of text.

The CLI reads the value of the environment variable named BFL_SECRET. It's value is the secret key to your buffer.

Depending on your operating system, you will have different ways to set that up. You will find many tutorials teaching about how to set environment variables on Windows, Linux or Mac depending on the operating sytem your machine is running.

Usage

This step assumes you have setup your secret currectly in your environment variables.

• To create a new buffer, use the --save flag with the cli like below;

  bfdl --save myName
  

  The CLI will store myName in your buffer as is. Llonger pieces of text, should be wrapped in quotes

  bfdl --save "A really really long piece of text"
  

• Get a specific buffer When you save a buffer, you get the ID of that buffer. Make use of that ID to get the value of a saved buffer.

  Note : You cannot use this command to retrieve buffered files

  bfdl --get ID
  

• List all the content of your buffer Use the --list flag to list the contents of your buffer

  bfdl --list
  

• To buffer a file, use the --file flag This command takes the full path to the file you want to be buffered as well as the name with which you want the file to be saved in your buffer. This name is required and will be helpful on the web client to recongnize your saved file. You will get the ID of the buffered file once it is successfull.

  Note : The max size of a file you can buffer is 2mb

  bfdl --file hello.txt name
  

• Download a buffered file with the --get-file flag

  bfdl --get-file ID
  

  This will write the buffered file in the current directory.