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plowdel - Delete files from file sharing websites links

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

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.

Some sites may require authentication (login) for deleting files. See specific module options below. Login process may sometimes require captcha solving.

Common options

If your machine has several network interfaces, force using IFACE interface.

--9kweu=KEY
Use 9kw.eu service to solve captchas.
--antigate=KEY
Use Antigate.com service to solve captchas.
--captchabhood=USER:PASSWORD
Use Captcha Brotherhood service to solve captchas.
--captchacoin=KEY
Use CaptchaCoin service to solve captchas.
--deathbycaptcha=USER:PASSWORD
Use Death by Captcha service to solve captchas.
--captchamethod=METHOD
Force specific captcha solving method (if unspecified it is autodetected). Available values:
imgur: upload image to Imgur.com service, print image url in console and prompt for manual entering. Useful for NAS and embedded devices.
none: abort if captcha solving is requested (even if automatic solving service is available).
online: use captcha solving website only (9kweu, Antigate, CaptchaBrotherhood, CaptchaCoin or DeathByCaptcha account required).
fb: display image in framebuffer console and prompt for manual entering. Looks for framebuffer viewers: fbi, fim. FRAMEBUFFER environment variable can contain device file. Default is /dev/fb0.
nox: display image in console (text) and prompt for manual entering. Looks for ascii viewers: img2txt, aview, tiv.
x11: display image in an X11 window and prompt for manual entering. Looks for viewers: display, feh, sxiv, qiv. DISPLAY environment variable must not be empty.
--captchaprogram=PROGRAM
Call external program or script for solving captchas. Provided executable can be located in PATH environment variable.

Three arguments are given:

$1 module name (lowercase). For example: mediafire.
$2 image filename (with full path).
$3 hint or captcha type (string). For example: recaptcha, solvemedia or digits-4.

Return value (on stdout) and exit status:

0: solving success. Captcha Word(s) must be echo'ed.
2: external solver is not able to solve requested captcha. Let plowdel continue solving it normally (will consider --captchamethod if specified).
7: external solver failed.

Note: plowdel legacy exit errors can also be returned, for example: 1 (fatal) or 3 (network).

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

Disables log messages (stderr only) output coloring.
Do not use curl config file (~/.curlrc).
--curlrc=FILE
Force using an alternate curl configuration file. Replaces ~/.curlrc if it exists. This option has no effect when --no-curlrc is defined.
Do not consider any configuration file.
--plowsharerc=FILE
Force using an alternate configuration file (instead of per-user or systemwide plowshare.conf). This option has no effect when --no-plowsharerc is defined.
Display all supported module names (one per line) and exit. Useful for wrappers.

Display main help and exit.
Display complete help (with module options) and exit.
Output version information and exit.

Common options

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.

~/.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).

~/.config/plowshare/exec/
Additional directory considered when searching for executable. See --captchaprogram switch.
~/.config/plowshare/modules.d/
User directory considered when searching for modules at startup (plowdel will try to open ~/.config/plowshare/modules.d/*/config). One file per module (hoster).

The following environment variables may affect plowdel:

The X11 display server address is considered to display captchas. See --captchamethod=x11 documentation below.
This variable is considered to display captchas. See --captchamethod=fb documentation below.
Search for user configuration directory in ~/.config/plowshare (see FILES section above). If found, ~/.curlrc will be used (use --no-curlrc to disable it).
Specifies an alternate curl command ($PATH search is considered). If not defined, curl is used.
The directory to store user configuration files. If not defined, ~/.config is assumed.

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).
11
Link requires an admin or removal code.
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.

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

Plowshare is (C) 2010-2016 The Plowshare Team

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

July 13, 2016 GPL