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sapg
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

How do I respond to a file request using dbxcli?

  How can I respond to a file request using dbxcli?  I don't have a GUI on the server that I want to send the files from.
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi sapg, thanks for messaging the Community.

 

Could you clarify what you mean by responding to a file request?

 

Are you not able to access your inbox in order to open the file request link?

 

This will help me to assist further!

  • sapg's avatar
    sapg
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    I don't have a GUI on the server that contains the files I need to send so I need a way to do this on the command line.   I've been send a file request, I've copied the URL but I don't know how to use that on the command line to send the files being requested.

    • Здравко's avatar
      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      2 years ago

      Hi sapg,

      Unfortunately such a thing is not supported by Dropbox (not officially at least). You can always make  some upload using curl (or similar tool) though. 😉 You can trick (block in fact) your browser and perform dummy upload (not finished, since blocked in advance). Once you have all needed upload session data,... just use curl to do the same that would every web browser but on your headless device.

      One more option (no so hacky) is using remote X session which will let you run web browser remote (no X server need to be installed remotely, but need to be locally - on the machine you're working on). Then... just upload whatever you need as you would make it local. Good and stable network connection between both devices is needed in this case!

      And finally the most simple - just upload the intended files using your local browser; accessing the files using SFTP for instance (no so strong network stability is required).

      Good luck.

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        sapg
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago

        Thanks for the reply.  I guess I'll have to recommend using S3 or Azure BLOB stores directly instead.

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