plowdel(1) - Linux man page

Name

plowdel - Delete file-sharing download links

Synopsis

plowdel [OPTIONS]... [MODULE_OPTIONS]... URL...

Description

plowdel is a command-line tool designed for deleting files on file-sharing websites. It acts like a web browser, retrieving pages and filling HTML forms.

Currently supported hosting sites list is available in README file.

Some sites may require authentication for deleting files. See specific module options below.

Options

Common options

-i, --interface=IFACE
If your machine has several network interfaces, force using IFACE interface.
--no-plowsharerc
Do not use local or global config file (plowshare.conf).

Logging options

-v, --verbose=LEVEL
Set output verbose level:
0 none,
1 errors,
2 notice (default behavior),
3 debug,
4 report (very noisy, log HTML pages).
-q, --quiet
Alias for -v0. Do not print any debug messages.

Generic program information

-h, --help
Display this help and exit.
--version
Output version information and exit.

Module Options

Common options

-a, --auth=USER:PASSWORD
Use premium account. Free account can be used sometimes.

All switches are not implemented nor required for all modules. See help message for detailed modules option list.

Examples

1) Delete one or several files (using delete link)

$ plowdel http://oron.com/hymvzwi4mkk7?killcode=cmh5cer4s6

# Deletes are successive (not parallel)
$ plowdel http://oron.com/hymvzwi4mkk7?killcode=cmh5cer4s6 http://depositfiles.com/rmv/1643181821669253

Files

~/.config/plowshare/plowshare.conf
This is the per-user configuration file.
/etc/plowshare.conf
Systemwide configuration file.

The file format is described in plowshare.conf(5).

Exit Codes

Possible exit codes are:

0
Success. File was successfully deleted.
1
Fatal error. Upstream site updated or unexpected result.
2
No available module (provided URL is not supported).
3
Network error. Mostly curl related.
4
Authentication failed (bad login/password).
12
Authentication required (anonymous users can't delete files).
13
Link is dead. File has been previously deleted.
15
Unknown command line parameter or incompatible options.

If plowdel is invoked with multiple links and one or several errors occur, the first error code is returned added with 100.

Authors

Plowshare was initially written by Arnau Sanchez. See the AUTHORS file for a list of some of the many other contributors.

Plowshare is (C) 2010-2013 The Plowshare Team

See Also

plowdown(1), plowup(1), plowlist(1), plowprobe(1), plowshare.conf(5).