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# How-To
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## Send directly from share menu on iOS
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I created an iOS shortcut to send images, files, folder, URLs \
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or text directly from the share-menu
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https://routinehub.co/shortcut/13990/
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[//]: # (Todo: Add screenshots)
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## Send directly from share menu on Android
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The [Web Share Target API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest/share_target) is implemented.
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When the PWA is installed, it will register itself to the share-menu of the device automatically.
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## Send directly via command-line interface
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Send files or text with PairDrop via command-line interface. \
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This opens PairDrop in the default browser where you can choose the receiver.
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### Usage
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```bash
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pairdrop -h
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```
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```bash
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Send files or text with PairDrop via command-line interface.
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Current domain: https://pairdrop-dev.onrender.com/
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Usage:
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Open PairDrop: pairdrop
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Send files: pairdrop file1/directory1 (file2/directory2 file3/directory3 ...)
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Send text: pairdrop -t "text"
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Specify domain: pairdrop -d "https://pairdrop.net/"
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Show this help text: pairdrop (-h|--help)
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This pairdrop-cli version was released alongside v1.10.0
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```
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### Setup
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Download the bash file: [pairdrop-cli/pairdrop](/pairdrop-cli/pairdrop).
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#### Linux
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1. Download the latest _pairdrop-cli.zip_ from the [releases page](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/releases)
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2. Unzip the archive to a folder of your choice e.g. `/usr/local/bin/pairdrop-cli/`
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3. Make sure the bash file `/usr/local/bin/pairdrop-cli/pairdrop` is executable. Otherwise, use `chmod +x pairdrop`
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4. Add absolute path of the folder to PATH variable to make `pairdrop` available globally by executing
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`export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/pairdrop-cli/`
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#### Mac
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1. add bash file to `/usr/local/bin`
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#### Windows
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1. Download the latest _pairdrop-cli.zip_ from the [releases page](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/releases)
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2. Put file in a preferred folder e.g. `C:\Program Files\pairdrop-cli`
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3. Search for and open `Edit environment variables for your account`
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4. Click `Environment Variables…`
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5. Under *System Variables* select `Path` and click *Edit...*
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6. Click *New*, insert the preferred folder (`C:\Program Files\pairdrop-cli`), click *OK* until all windows are closed
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7. Reopen Command prompt window
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### Requirements
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As Windows cannot execute bash scripts natively, you need to install [Git Bash](https://gitforwindows.org/).
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Then, you can also use pairdrop-cli from the default Windows Command Prompt \
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by using the shell file instead of the bash file: `pairdrop.sh -h` which then itself executes \
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pairdrop-cli (the bash file) via the Git Bash.
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## Send multiple files and directories directly from context menu on Windows
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### Registering to open files with PairDrop
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It is possible to send multiple files with PairDrop via the context menu by adding pairdrop-cli to Windows `Send to` menu:
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1. Download the latest _pairdrop-cli.zip_ from the [releases page](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/releases)
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2. Unzip the archive to a folder of your choice e.g. `C:\Program Files\pairdrop-cli\`
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3. Copy the shortcut _send with PairDrop.lnk_
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4. Hit Windows Key+R, type: `shell:sendto` and hit Enter.
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5. Paste the copied shortcut into the directory
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6. Open the properties window of the shortcut and edit the link field to point to _send-with-pairdrop.ps1_ located in the folder you used in step 2: \
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`"C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -File "C:\Program Files\pairdrop-cli\send-with-pairdrop.ps1"`
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7. You are done! You can now send multiple files and directories directly via PairDrop:
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> _context menu > Send to > PairDrop_
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##### Requirements
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As Windows cannot execute bash scripts natively, you need to install [Git Bash](https://gitforwindows.org/).
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## Send multiple files and directories directly from context menu on Ubuntu using Nautilus
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### Registering to open files with PairDrop
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It is possible to send multiple files with PairDrop via the context menu by adding pairdrop-cli to Nautilus `Scripts` menu:
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1. Download the latest _pairdrop-cli.zip_ from the [releases page](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/releases)
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2. Unzip the archive to a folder of your choice e.g. `/usr/local/bin/pairdrop-cli/`
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3. Copy the shell file _send-with-pairdrop.sh_ to `/home/<user>/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/`
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4. Edit the shell file and edit the variable `pathToPairDropCli` to point to the pairdrop-cli executable from step 2 (e.g. `/usr/local/bin/pairdrop-cli/pairdrop`)
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5. Make sure the shell file `/home/<user>/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/send-with-pairdrop.sh` is executable. Otherwise, use `chmod +x send-with-pairdrop.sh`
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6. You are done! You can now send multiple files and directories directly via PairDrop:
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> _context menu > Scripts > send-with-pairdrop.sh_
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## File Handling API
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The [File Handling API](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/progressive-web-apps-chromium/how-to/handle-files)
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was implemented, but it was removed as default file associations were overwritten ([#17](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/issues/17),
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[#116](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/issues/116) [#190](https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/issues/190))
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and it only worked with explicitly specified file types and not with directories at all.
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[< Back](/README.md)
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