Command Line Tools - Table of Contents
Command Line Interface - Quick Overview
A command-line interface - is a way of interacting with a computer program where the user
issues commands to the program in the form of successive lines of text (command lines).
Command-line interfaces are often preferred by more advanced computer users, as they often
provide a more concise and powerful means to control a program or operating system.
Programs with command-line interfaces are generally easier to automate via scripting.
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S3 Browser provides you with the simple command line interface
for the most common tasks to help you automate uploads, downloads and folder syncronization tasks.
To Access S3 Browser Command Line Tools
1. Press Win+R, the Run dialog will open
Windows Run Dialog
Type cmd and press Enter, Windows Command Line dialog will open
Change directory to S3 Browser installation folder
Type the following command to open S3 Browser installation folder (type your installation path if you installed S3 Browser in custom directory)
cd %ProgramFiles%\S3 Browser
And type the following command to run S3 Browser command line interface:
s3browser-con
S3 Browser Command Line Interface
Below we will describe available commands: upload, download, sync.
Command Line Upload
s3browser-con.exe upload - allows you upload files and folders.
Usage:
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s3browser-con.exe upload account[:password] local-path bucket/folder
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Where:
account - account name you specified when adding an account using gui wizard
password - optional password to decrypt account credentials (master password)
local-path - path to the file or directory on your disk (wildcards allowed)
bucket/folder - amazon s3 bucket name and folder
Examples:
s3browser-con.exe upload my-account c:\backup my-bucket/backups
s3browser-con.exe upload my-account c:\backup\*.bkf my-bucket
s3browser-con.exe upload my-account "e:\my videos" "bucket-3/my videos"
s3browser-con.exe upload encrypted-account:85sd4df F:\Docs bucket-4/Docs
If spaces appear in the path, enclose it in quotation marks. Do not use traling backslash.
Command Line Download
s3browser-con.exe download - allows you download files and folders.
Usage:
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s3browser-con.exe download account[:password] bucket/path local-path
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Where:
account - account name you specified when adding an account using gui wizard
password - optional password to decrypt account credentials (master password)
bucket/path - amazon s3 bucket name and path (limited support for wildcards)
local-path - directory on your local disk
Examples:
s3browser-con.exe download my-account my-bucket/backups/ c:\downloads
s3browser-con.exe download my-account my-bucket/backups/file.bak c:\downloads
s3browser-con.exe download my-account "my-bucket/my backups/*" "c:\my downloads"
s3browser-con.exe download encrypted-account:85sd4df my-bucket/Docs F:\Docs
If spaces appear in the path, enclose it in quotation marks. Do not use traling backslash.
Command Line Folder Sync Tool
s3browser-con.exe sync - Performs one-way synchronization between local and remote folder or vise versa.
Usage:
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s3browser-con.exe sync account[:password] source destination [options]
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Where:
account - account name you specified when adding account using gui wizard
password - optional password to decrypt account credentials (master password)
source, destination - local-folder and remote-path or vise versa
local-folder - path to the directory located on your disk
remote-path - bucket name and optional folder starting with s3: prefix
[options] - additional sync options, see below:
ncd file-changes to include - (n)ew, (c)hanged, (d)eleted
h use hashes to compare files (slower but reliable)
s start synchronization without a confirmation prompt
Examples:
s3browser-con.exe sync my-account d:\photos s3:my-bucket/photos ncdh
s3browser-con.exe sync my-account s3:my-bucket/projects c:\projects nchs
s3browser-con.exe sync my-account "e:\my videos" "s3:my-bucket/my videos" nds
s3browser-con.exe sync encrypted-account:85sd4df s3:my-bucket/Docs F:\Docs nds
If spaces appear in the path, enclose it in quotation marks. Do not use traling backslash.
Schedule command line task via Windows Task Scheduler
1. Press Win+R, the Run dialog will open
The Run Dialog
Type taskschd.msc and press Enter
Task Scheduler dialog will open
Task Scheduler Dialog
Click Action, Create Task..
Create Task dialog will open:
Create Task Dialog
Specify task name and other optional parameters.
Important: S3 Browser keeps all settings in user profile,
you need to run the task under the same Windows User account that was used to configure S3 Browser.
Open the Triggers tab and define at least one trigger
Scheduled Task Triggers
Open the Actions tab:
Scheduled Task Actions
Add the following action:
Action: Start a program
Program/script: "C:\Program Files\S3 Browser\s3browser-con.exe"
Add arguments (optional): sync my-account d:\photos s3:my-bucket/photos ncdhs
Start in (optional): leave this field empty
Click OK to create Scheduled Task
Where can i find the logs?
Press Win+R and type the following path:
%APPDATA%\S3Browser\logs
Press Enter
S3 Browser logs directory will open, command line tool logs should start with the s3browser-con- prefix.
Command Line Tool logs
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