Upload.sh – a command-line file uploader

Upload.sh is a versatile Bash program to upload files to a server via HTTP POST, track uploaded files, and manage their status, delete a file from server if the server supports it. It supports additional headers and form fields, clipboard copying, colored output, and maintains a history of uploads with active/expired status checks.

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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).
• Take screenshot and directly upload it.
• Turns any upload service into a PASTEBIN.
• Maintains a 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.

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Installation

1. Clone this repository or download upload.sh:

    git clone https://github.com/hyzendust/command_upload.git
    cd upload.sh
   

2. Make the script executable:

    chmod +x upload.sh
   

3. 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"

Take screenshot and upload:

upload -s/--screenshot\
for a full-screen screenshot, upload -s --full

Pastebin:

cat log.txt | upload -p\
echo "Hello World" | upload -p -c 

Delete uploaded file(s):

upload -d file.png file2.pdf\
upload -d https://example.com/file.png file2.pdf

Viewing History:

--History is saved in this file by default (can be changed in script): ~/.uploaded_files.txt

--Each line format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS | filename | URL

--Tracks last 100 uploads.

--recent flag outputs the contents of the file.

--check flag checks all the URLs from the file and shows if they are still active.

Only to see recent uploads (Outputs all uploads (oldest → newest) with timestamp, filename, and URL)

upload -r

Check all uploads (active first, then expired):

upload -C

Check only active uploads:

upload -C -a

Check only expired uploads:

upload -C -e

Disable color output:

upload -f file.png --no-color

Requirements

Bash 4+, curl

For clipboard copying: xclip(Linux), pbcopy(MacOS)

For screenshot uploading: grim, slurp

License

MIT License - https://mit-license.org/

Author

Created by hyzen – https://github.com/hyzendust/command_upload