inkdrop-cli

Developer CLI for InkDrop — create, store, and share text and code snippets directly from your terminal.

Installation

npm install -g inkdrop-cli

Or run on-demand with npx:

npx inkdrop-cli paste file.js

Usage

1. Uploading Pastes (drop paste)

# Upload a file
drop paste server.js

# Upload with a custom title
drop paste server.js --title "Server Setup"

# Set expiration duration (e.g., 30m, 3hrs, 1d)
drop paste config.json --time 3hrs

# Protect with a password
drop paste secret.env --password mypassword

# Burn after reading (single view, auto-destructs)
drop paste secret.txt --burn

# Pipe output from terminal commands
cat error.log | drop paste --title "Crash Log" --time 1d

2. Fetching Pastes (drop fetch)

# Print formatted paste to terminal
drop fetch Ab3XkL

# Print raw content (useful for piping into scripts)
drop fetch Ab3XkL --raw

# Copy content directly to your system clipboard
drop fetch Ab3XkL --copy

# Save to a numbered file (e.g. drop1.js, drop2.py based on syntax)
drop fetch Ab3XkL --new

# Save to a specific filename
drop fetch Ab3XkL --new-file my-script

# Fetch password-protected paste
drop fetch Ab3XkL --password mypassword --copy

3. Searching Pastes (drop search)

# List all recent public pastes (paginated)
drop search

# Search public pastes by keyword, title, or ID
drop search react

# Open search results in your default web browser
drop search react --open

# Copy top result directly to clipboard (prompts if multiple matches)
drop search react --copy

# Paginate through search results
drop search --page 2 --limit 10

Options & Flags

| Flag | Short | Description | |------|-------|-------------| | --password <str> | -p | Set or supply password for paste | | --time <duration> | -t | Expiration time (30m, 3hrs, 1d, 7days) | | --language <str> | -l | Explicitly specify language syntax (defaults to file ext or text) | | --burn | -b | Self-destruct paste after single read | | --title <str> | | Set custom paste title | | --raw | -r | Output raw plain text to stdout | | --copy | -c | Copy paste text to system clipboard (in search: copies top result or prompts) | | --open | -o | Open search results page in default browser | | --page <num> | | Specify page number for search results (default: 1) | | --limit <num> | | Specify results per page (default: 10, max: 50) | | --new | -n | Save paste as drop1.<ext> | | --new-file <name> | | Save paste as <name>.<ext> | | --api <url> | | Override backend API URL | | --help | -h | Display help and usage |

License

ISC