u1sdtool

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u1sdtool is a command-line application that can be used to start, interact and shutdown Ubuntu One file synchronization service (ubuntuone-syncdaemon).

This page describes u1sdtool as appears in 3.0.0-0ubuntu1 version of ubuntuone-client as shipped in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).

Under Windows, the u1sdtool.exe application is located in \Program Files\ubuntuone\dist\u1sdtool.exe and accepts the same options as the Ubuntu version. In Ubuntu u1sdtool is available from ubuntuone-client package and installs itself to /usr/bin/u1sdtool.

Usage: u1sdtool [option]

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -w, --wait            Wait until ubuntuone-syncdaemon reaches nirvana
  --accept-share=SHARE_ID
                        Accept the share with the specified id
  --reject-share=SHARE_ID
                        Reject the share with the specified id
  --list-shares         Get the list of shares
  --subscribe-share=SHARE_ID
                        Subscribe to a share specified by id
  --unsubscribe-share=SHARE_ID
                        Unsubscribe from a share specified by id
  --refresh-shares      Request a refresh of the list of shares to the server
  --offer-share=PATH USER SHARE_NAME ACCESS_LEVEL
                        Share PATH to USER.
  --list-shared         List the shared paths/shares offered.
  --create-folder=PATH  Create user defined folder in the specified path
  --delete-folder=FOLDER_ID
                        Delete user defined folder in the specified path
  --list-folders        List all the user defined folders
  --subscribe-folder=FOLDER_ID
                        Subscribe to the folder specified by id
  --unsubscribe-folder=FOLDER_ID
                        Unsubscribe from the folder specified by id
  --refresh-volumes     Request a refresh of the list of volumes to the server
  --rescan-from-scratch=VOLUME_ID
                        Request a rescan from scratch for a volume.
  --publish-file=PATH   Publish file publicly.
  --unpublish-file=PATH
                        Stop publishing file publicly.
  --info=PATH           Request the metadata of PATH
  --list-dirty-nodes    Show the list of nodes marked as 'dirty'
  --current-transfers    show the current uploads and downloads
  -q, --quit            Shutdown the syncdaemon
  -c, --connect         Connect the syncdaemon
  -d, --disconnect      Disconnect the syncdaemon
  -s, --status          Get the current status of syncdaemon
  --waiting             Get the list of operations being executed
  --waiting-content     Get the waiting content list - Warning: this option is
                        deprecated, use '--waiting' instead
  --waiting-metadata    Get the waiting metadata list - Warning: this option
                        is deprecated, use '--waiting' instead
  --free-space=VOLUME_ID
                        Get the free space for the volume
  --start               Start syncdaemon if it's not running
  --version             Print the version number and exit
  • -h, --help: Show usage information (as above)

  • -w, --wait: Wait for "nirvana". Requests syncdaemon to reply when it reaches the combination of the following: Syncdaemon is online, no pending requests in the queue and no requests were made for last 5 seconds. At the moment it is not usable due to LP:989160.

  • --accept-share=SHARE_ID: Accept a share from another user with a specified ID. The ID can be found in --list-shares output and is a UUID

  • --reject-share=SHARE_ID: Reject a share offered. See above for ID

  • --list-shares: List all shares offered and their state. Example output:

        id=309f1b01-001d-4568-b8d0-1395779ae0ab name=photos accepted=True \
                 subscribed=True access_level=Modify from=openiduser19154
    • id is a SHARE_ID

    • name is a share name

    • accepted is a flag showing whether share has already been accepted.

    • subscribed is a flag showing whether the changes to the remote directory will be synced.

    • access_level can be Modify (read/write access) or Read (read-only access).

    • from is the internal user-name or OpenID identifier of the user offering the share.

  • --subscribe-share=SHARE_ID: Enable synchronization for the SHARE_ID specified

  • --unsubscribe-share=SHARE_ID: Disable synchronization for the SHARE_ID specified. Already downloaded files will remain on the disk but no changes in the remote folder will be synchronized.

  • --refresh-shares: Request the client to obtain the list of shares from the server.

  • --offer-share=PATH USER SHARE_NAME ACCESS_LEVEL: Offer a share to another user.

    • PATH is a full path to the folder being shared

    • USER is an E-Mail address of the user that is being offered this share

    • SHARE_NAME is a name given to the shared folder (can be different from the actual folder name of PATH).

    • ACCESS_LEVEL can be "Read" or "Modify" (please note that the first letter is capital).

  • --list-shared: List shares that you have offered to other users. Example output:

    Shared list:
      id=197b6da0-a339-4fd7-84db-3a5d98897fc0 name=Documents\
                         accepted=True access_level=Modify to=https://login.ubuntu.com/+id/RwLWeWF \
                         path=/home/rtg/Documents/Shared
  • --create-folder=PATH: Create and subscribe a local folder for Ubuntu One synchronization. This folder is will be called UDF, User Defined Folder. PATH must be a full path to the folder and can't be a subdirectory of already existing synchronized folder. For example if you already synchronize /home/username/Documents, you cannot create another UDF in /home/username/Documents/Scans.

  • --delete-folder=FOLDER_ID: Ubsubscribe and delete a UDF. The FOLDER_ID can be obtained by running --list-folders. The local files in the folder will be kept intact.

  • --list-folders: List all the user defined folders. Example output:

    Folder list:
      id=a7d9ede4-85b9-4990-8b4b-33ef1df2ac4b subscribed=True path=/home/rtg/Sent to Ubuntu One
      id=8ab8a655-be6c-44b0-b628-a781b6eb7be6 subscribed=False path=/home/rtg/deja-dup/buzz
    • id is a FOLDER_ID, subscribed is a flag showing whether the folder will be synchronized with a local storage and path the path that this UDF is being synchronized to or will be synchronized to when subscribed.
  • --subscribe-folder=FOLDER_ID: Enable synchronization for the FOLDER_ID specified.

  • --unsubscribe-folder=FOLDER_ID: Disable synchronization for the FOLDER_ID specified. Already downloaded files will be kept intact.

  • --refresh-volumes: Request the client to obtain the list of the UDFs from the server.

  • --rescan-from-scratch=VOLUME_ID: Perform a rescan of the folder and ensure the local folder is the same as the remote one clobbering (overwriting) the local data. This is one-way synchronization, in case some local file is not synchronized properly, running a rescan from scratch will remove the local file.

  • --publish-file=PATH: Publish the already synchronized file and get a public link:

    rtg@delorean:~/Ubuntu One$ u1sdtool --publish test-file.txt 
    File is published at http://ubuntuone.com/7D81ANzZmk0sWb6JlBzrmG
  • --unpublish-file=PATH: Remove public access to an already synchronized file.

  • --info=PATH: Request and show the metadata about PATH:

    File: /home/rtg/Ubuntu One/test-file.txt
      crc32: 1880114715
      generation: 44863
      info_created: 1336646514.72
      info_is_partial: False
      info_last_uploaded: 1336735069.95
      info_node_id_assigned: 1336646515.09
      is_dir: False
      local_hash: sha1:8dd04dbdc09e4b0c967e4199cbf5eb28ad984e2c
      mdid: cccfeae2-1586-403c-bcfc-f85c0d490029
      node_id: 51a11036-7033-4d16-a677-c9e6df32f699
      path: /home/rtg/Ubuntu One/test-file.txt
      server_hash: sha1:8dd04dbdc09e4b0c967e4199cbf5eb28ad984e2c
      share_id: 
      size: 24
      stat: posix.stat_result(st_mode=33204, st_ino=20973970,
                             st_dev=2049L, st_nlink=1, st_uid=1000,
                             st_gid=1000, st_size=24, st_atime=1336735060,
                             st_mtime=1336735069, st_ctime=1336735069)
  • --list-dirty-nodes: List nodes that are marked as dirty. A dirty node is a node which can not have the generation delta applied and will require running a rescan from scratch. This is an exceptional condition.

  • --current-transfers: Show the list of file uploads and downloads being performed at the moment.

  • -q, --quit: Requests ubuntuone-syncdaemon to terminate

  • -c, --connect: Requests ubuntuone-syncdaemon to connect to the server

  • -d, --disconnect: Requests ubuntuone-syncdaemon to disconnect from the remote server. Please note that disconnect may not be immediate and wait for the current file transfer to continue.

  • -s, --status: Show current ubuntuone-syncdaemon status:

    State: QUEUE_MANAGER
        connection: With User With Network
        description: processing the commands pool
        is_connected: True
        is_error: False
        is_online: True
        queues: IDLE
  • --waiting: Show list of operations that are in commands pool.

  • --waiting-content, --waiting-metadata: Earlier ubuntuone-syncdaemon versions were executing metadata queue first (e.g. creating all the directories and file placeholders first, then starting to upload the actual content). These serve as backward-compatible switches now since more than one queue item may be executed at a time now.

  • --free-space=VOLUME_ID: Requests ubuntuone-syncdaemon to retrieve the up-to-date list of volumes and show the amount of bytes free in the Ubuntu One directory, UDF or Share specified by VOLUME_ID.

  • --start: Starts ubuntuone-syncdaemon if it is not already running

  • --version: Show current version of the client.