Dbxcli

dbxcli Plugin

A command line client for Dropbox. Manage Dropbox files and folders directly from the terminal with upload, download, and sync capabilities.

Commands

File Management

• dbxcli file list — List Dropbox files
• dbxcli file upload — Upload file to Dropbox
• dbxcli file download — Download file from Dropbox

Utility

• dbxcli _ _ — Passthrough to dbxcli CLI

Usage Examples

• "List Dropbox files"
• "Upload file to Dropbox"
• "Download from Dropbox"
• "Manage Dropbox from terminal"

Installation

brew install dbxcli

Or via Go:

go install github.com/dropbox/dbxcli/cmd/dbxcli@latest

Requires Dropbox authentication.

Examples

# List root directory
dbxcli ls

# List specific folder
dbxcli ls /Documents

# Long format
dbxcli ls --long

# Upload file
dbxcli upload myfile.txt /Documents/

# Download file
dbxcli get /Documents/file.txt ./local-file.txt

# Any dbxcli command with passthrough
dbxcli _ _ ls --recursive
dbxcli _ _ upload photo.jpg /Photos/
dbxcli _ _ get /file.txt ./file.txt

Key Features

• Upload - File upload
• Download - File download
• List - Directory listing
• Sync - File sync
• Dropbox - Dropbox integration
• Cloud - Cloud storage
• Auth - OAuth authentication
• Files - File management
• Folders - Folder management
• CLI - Command line native

Notes

• Official Dropbox CLI
• Requires OAuth setup
• Great for Dropbox automation
• Supports batch operations