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+# Upload.sh – Command-Line File Uploader with History & Status
+
+**Upload.sh** is a versatile Bash script to upload files to a server via HTTP POST, track uploaded files, and manage their status. It supports authentication, additional headers and form fields, clipboard copying, colored output, and maintains a hidden history of uploads with active/expired status checks.
+
+---
+
+## Features
+
+- Upload files to a remote server with **POST** requests.
+- Supports **HTTP Basic Authentication**.
+- Add custom **headers** and **form fields**.
+- **Copy URL to clipboard** automatically (`-c` / `--clipboard`).
+- Maintains a **hidden history** of uploads (`~/.uploaded_files.txt`), keeping the last 100 entries.
+- Check whether uploads are **active or expired**.
+- View all uploads in chronological order.
+- Colorful output for better readability:
+  - **Green**: Upload successful  
+  - **Orange**: URL copied to clipboard  
+  - **Red**: Expired uploads
+- Fully configurable **upload URL**.
+
+---
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Clone this repository or download `upload.sh`:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/yourusername/upload.sh.git
+cd upload.sh
+
+    Make the script executable:
+
+chmod +x upload.sh
+
+    Optionally, move it to a directory in your PATH for global access:
+
+sudo mv upload.sh /usr/local/bin/upload
+
+## Usage
+
+Basic upload:
+
+upload -f path/to/file.png
+
+Upload with authentication:
+
+upload -f file.png -u user:password
+
+Upload and copy URL to clipboard:
+
+upload -f file.png -c
+
+Specify a custom upload URL:
+
+upload -f file.png -U https://upload.example.com
+
+Add custom headers and form fields:
+
+upload -f file.png -H "X-API-Key: key" -F "extra=field"
+
+Viewing History
+Recent Uploads (chronological)
+
+upload -r
+
+Outputs all uploads (oldest → newest) with timestamp, filename, and URL.
+Check Upload Status
+
+Check all uploads (active first, then expired):
+
+upload -C
+
+Check only active uploads:
+
+upload -C -a
+
+Check only expired uploads:
+
+upload -C -e
+
+Colors
+
+    Green: Successful uploads
+
+    Orange: URL copied to clipboard
+
+    Red: Expired uploads
+
+Disable color output:
+
+upload -f file.png --no-color
+
+Hidden History File
+
+The script keeps a hidden file:
+
+~/.uploaded_files.txt
+
+Each line format:
+
+YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS | filename | URL
+
+    Used for tracking last 100 uploads.
+
+    --recent shows chronological uploads.
+
+    --check verifies if URLs are still active.
+
+Requirements
+
+    Bash 4+
+
+    curl
+
+    Optional for clipboard copying:
+
+        Linux: xclip
+
+        macOS: pbcopy
+
+License
+
+MIT License
+
+Example
+
+# Upload a file with authentication, copy URL to clipboard
+upload -f screenshot.png -u user:pass -c
+
+# Show recent uploads
+upload -r
+
+# Check active uploads only
+upload -C -a
+
+Author
+Created by Your Name – GitHub Profile