# Seafile CLI

## init

Initialize config file

usage: seaf-cli -c <config-dir> -o init

## start

Start seafile-applet to run a seafile client

usage: seaf-cli -c <config-dir> -o start

## start-ccnet

Start ccnet daemon

usage: seaf-cli -c <config-dir> -o start-ccnet

## start-seafile

Start seafile daemon

usage: seaf-cli -c <config-dir> \[-w \<worktree>] -o start-seafile

## clone

Clone a repo from seafile server

A repo id and a url need to be give because this program need to use seafile web
API v2 to fetch repo information.

usage: seaf-cli -c <config-dir> -r <repo-id> -u <url> \[-w \<worktree>] -o clone

## sync

Try to synchronize a repo

usage: seaf-cli -c <config-dir> -r <repo-id> -o clone

## remove

Try to desynchronize a repo

usage: seaf-cli -c <config-dir> -r <repo-id> -o remove

## Usage

Subcommands:

```
init:           create config files for seafile client
start:          start and run seafile client as daemon
stop:           stop seafile client
list:           list local liraries
status:         show syncing status
download:       download a library from seafile server
sync:           synchronize an existing folder with a library in
                    seafile server
desync:         desynchronize a library with seafile server

```

\##More details

Seafile client stores all its configure information in a config dir. The default location is `~/.ccnet`. All the commands below accept an option `-c <config-dir>`.

## init

Initialize seafile client. This command initializes the config dir. It also creates sub-directories `seafile-data` and `seafile` under `parent-dir`. `seafile-data` is used to store internal data, while `seafile` is used as the default location put downloaded libraries.

```
seaf-cli init [-c <config-dir>] -d <parent-dir>

```

## start

Start seafile client. This command start `ccnet` and `seaf-daemon`, `ccnet` is the network part of seafile client, `seaf-daemon` manages the files.

```
seaf-cli start [-c <config-dir>]

```

## stop

Stop seafile client.

```
seaf-cli stop [-c <config-dir>]

```

## Download

Download a library from seafile server

```
seaf-cli download -l <library-id> -s <seahub-server-url> -d <parent-directory> -u <username> [-p <password>]

```

## sync

Synchronize a library with an existing folder.

```
seaf-cli sync -l <library-id> -s <seahub-server-url> -d <existing-folder> -u <username> [-p <password>]

```

## desync

Desynchronize a library from seafile server

```
seaf-cli desync -d <existing-folder>

```