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Using the Transfer command-line interface (CLI)

S-Filer Portal can be used with a command-line interface. Once the CLI application sfiler.exe/sfiler.sh is installed on your workstation, you can use it to upload/download/delete files.

If the CLI application sfiler.exe/sfiler.sh is installed on your workstation, you can use it from the Windows command line or in batch files (scripts).

Assuming that you are in the folder that contains sfiler.exe/sfiler.sh, enter sfiler to start the program. Enter sfiler --h to display the available parameters.

Global Command line arguments

Syntax:

shell
sfiler [options] [command] [command options]

note

All destination folders and communities are case sensitive.

The following table presents the global options that can be used in the section [options]

OptionsDescription
-h, --helpDisplay the command line interface help screen Default: false
-NNo SSL Warning. Do not warn if the server address does not use SSL.
-lThe username to use to perform the action (ex: user@domain)
-npDo not prompt. Never prompt for information. Default: false
-opThe obfuscated (hidden) password to authenticate
-pThe password to authenticate
-qBe quiet (less output on screen). Default: false
-sThe address of the server to use.
-ssoAuthenticate using a Kerberos token. This is a transparent authentication.
-uiUser impersonation. When listing, erasing or downloading files,this options allows the path to resolve as if the impersonated user.
-vVerbose (more output on screen). Default: false