tldr/pages/common/filen.md

filen

Interface with Filen, an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service. More information: https://github.com/FilenCloudDienste/filen-cli.

• Enter interactive mode:

filen

• Upload a local file to a specific remote folder:

filen upload {{path/to/local_file}} {{remote_folder_id}}

• Download a file or folder using its remote ID:

filen download {{remote_id}} {{path/to/local_destination}}

• List files and folders inside a remote folder:

filen ls {{remote_folder}}

• Delete a remote file or folder (move it to trash):

filen rm {{remote_id}}

• Restore a trashed item:

filen trash restore {{remote_id}}

• Synchronize a local folder with a remote folder (two-way sync):

filen sync {{path/to/local_folder}}:/{{remote_folder}} --continuous

• Download changes from the cloud to a local folder (one-way sync):

filen sync {{path/to/local_folder}}:ctl:/{{remote_folder}}