aspera Command Reference

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 Aspera on Cloud application (formerly named Aspera Files)
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 shared inbox
get	download package
list	show information about an inbox
send	send a package

For details on the Faspex subcommands, see faspex Command Reference

Aspera on Cloud 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 Aspera on Cloud subcommands, see files 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