dropcli
- Dropbox CLI support for Linux MachinesThe objective of this package is to provide Command Line Interface (CLI) support within R for the Linux version of Dropbox.
The CLI is provided by Dropbox's dropbox.py interface that is only available on Linux. For details, please see No support for CLI exists on OS X or Windows.
As a result, all commands are run through:
~/dropbox.py <command> <options>
Please note this package is a work in progress (WIP) and is not suitable for production use or teaching without knowing what is going on. To help, a vignette was written and is available here: https://github.com/coatless/dropcli/blob/master/vignettes/using_dropcli.Rmd
If you need a package for multiple platforms, please see the rdrop2 by Karthik Ram. This package uses Dropbox's WebAPI via OAuth instead of an operating system specific package. The downside to this approach is the user must initiate the push instead of having a background process take care of it.
The commands available via the Dropbox CLI are as follows:
Command Descriptiondropcli
Functions
status
get current status of the dropboxd
dropbox_status()
throttle
set bandwidth limits for Dropbox
MIA
help
provide help
dropbox_help(topic)
puburl
get public url of a file in your dropbox's public folder
dropbox_puburl(fp)
stop
stop dropboxd
dropbox_stop()
running
return whether dropbox is running
dropbox_running()
start
start dropboxd
dropbox_start()
filestatus
get current sync status of one or more files
dropbox_filestatus()
ls
list directory contents with current sync status
MIA
autostart
automatically start dropbox at login
dropbox_autostart()
exclude
ignores/excludes a directory from syncing
MIA
lansync
enables or disables LAN sync
MIA
sharelink
get a shared link for a file in your dropbox
dropbox_sharelink(fp)
proxy
set proxy settings for Dropbox
MIA
The seemingly rapid development of this interface was inspired by Michael Levy's UseR2016 Talk (See the part at 7:20) that details live code piping from the instructor's computer.
The idea presented was very straightforward: Provide students with a direct link to the code file that updates upon every save done by the instructor.
The proposed approach alleviated my concerns for students not being able to:
The rest is history...
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