Syntax
All command sequences begin with the program name,
aspera. The
aspera program
uses the following command syntax:
# aspera command subcommand [arguments]
Commands
The
aspera program offers the following commands:
faspex |
use the Faspex application |
files |
use the Files application |
shares |
use the Shares application |
help |
view help information for a command |
version |
print the version number of this program |
Faspex Subcommands
The
faspex command offers the following subcommands:
browse |
view the contents of a source directory |
dropbox |
show information about a dropbox |
get |
download package |
list |
show information about an inbox |
send |
send a package |
For details on the Faspex subcommands, see faspex Command Reference
Files Subcommands
The
files command offers the following subcommands:
send |
send a package |
help |
view help information for a command |
version |
print the version number of this program |
For details on the Faspex subcommands, see faspex Command Reference
Shares Subcommands
The
shares command offers the following subcommands:
upload |
upload files or directories to a Shares server |
download |
download files or directories from a Shares server |
browse |
browse a directory of a Shares server |
delete |
delete a file or directory |
rename |
rename a file or directory |
For details on the Shares subcommands, see shares Command Reference
Getting Help
The
aspera program also offers a
help command that can explain any command in
more detail, and provide you with sample use cases. To view the help, type the following:
# aspera help [faspex|files|shares]
To view the help for a particular subcommand, the syntax is as follows:
# aspera [faspex|files|shares] help subcommand
For example, to see the options for the Faspex
send command, type the following:
# aspera faspex help send
Finding the Software Version Number
To see the version of the
aspera client that is installed, type the following:
# aspera version