drobo

A Dropbox CLI

Installation

pip install -e .

Configuration

Create a .droborc file in your home directory with your Dropbox app configuration:

[apps.myapp]
app_key = "your_dropbox_app_key_here"
app_secret = "your_dropbox_app_secret_here"
access_token = "your_access_token"
refresh_token = "your_refresh_token"

Usage

drobo <app name> <command> [options]

Commands

• ls: List remote target contents (mimics Linux ls command)
• cp: Copy contents from one location to another (mimics Linux cp command)
• mv: Move contents from one location to another (mimics Linux mv command)
• rm: Remove remote files and folders (mimics Linux rm command)

Options

• --verbose, -v: Enable verbose output
• --version: Show version and exit

Examples

# List contents of root directory
drobo myapp ls /

# List with detailed output
drobo myapp ls -l /Documents

# Copy local file to Dropbox
drobo myapp cp local_file.txt /remote_file.txt

# Copy Dropbox file to local
drobo myapp cp /remote_file.txt local_file.txt

# Move file within Dropbox
drobo myapp mv /old_location.txt /new_location.txt

# Move multiple files to a directory
drobo myapp mv //file1.txt //file2.txt //documents/

# Move files using wildcards
drobo myapp mv //subdir/*.pdf //target_dir/

# Move with target directory option
drobo myapp mv -t //documents/ //file1.txt //file2.txt

# Force move (overwrite if destination exists)
drobo myapp mv -f //source.txt //existing_dest.txt

# Move only if source is newer (update)
drobo myapp mv -u //source.txt //dest.txt

# Remove file from Dropbox
drobo myapp rm /unwanted_file.txt

# Remove with force flag (ignore errors)
drobo myapp rm -f /might_not_exist.txt

Development

# Install dependencies
make install

# Run tests
make test

# Run linting
make fmt

# Build package
make build

# Build documentation
make doc

# Create distribution
make dist

# Clean build artifacts
make clean