It's all about the missing .dropboxignore file.
This CLI shell script aims to take advantage of glob patterns and existing .gitignore files in order to exclude specific
folders and files from dropbox sync. The shell script uses
this recent approach to ignore folders and files.
dropboxignore is installed by running one of the following commands in your terminal. You can install this via the command-line with either curl, wget or another similar tool. attr and git should be installed on your system, as well as Homebrew if you are on macOS.
| Method | Command |
|---|---|
| curl | sudo sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://rb.gy/g4plll)" c |
| wget | sudo sh -c "$(wget -qO- https://rb.gy/g4plll)" w |
Worried about mysterious shorted urls like? Take a look at the installation script here: https://rb.gy/g4plll --> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sp1thas/dropboxignore/master/src/utils/install.sh)
$ snap install dropboxignore$ flatpak install flathub me.simakis.dropboxignore$ git clone https://github.com/sp1thas/dropboxignore.git
$ cd dropboxignore
$ make test # optional step, Docker and docker-compose should be installed
$ sudo make install$ sudo make uninstalldropboxignore is a CLI tool which supports a collection of commands in order to make your life easier when it comes
to exclude files or/and folders from :material-dropbox: dropbox sync. Below you will find some common usecases.
A common workflow could be the following:
- Automatically generate
.dropboxignorefiles based on existing.gitignorefiles. - Manually update or create
.dropboxignorefiles (Optional). - Ignore matched files based on .dropboxignore files.
and you can run this flow by running the following command:
$ dropboxignore genupi .Warning: In order to prevent unpleasant data losses, exception patterns are not supported. Both .gitignore and
.dropboxignore files with at least one exceptional pattern will be bypassed (for further details:
#3).
Note: Automatic generation of .dropboxignore files is an optional step, therefore, may not be a necessary action
for your case.
Here you can find some of the most common cases that dropboxignore could be useful.
Here you will find extensive documentation about the dropboxignore command line interface.
If you want to contribute, read the contribution guideline for further details.
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