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Command line utility APIs
- Account configuration
- Get Server address
- Validate Account
- Upload
- Download
- Timeline download
- Search
- Version details
- Properties
- Status
- Create directory
- Copy and paste
- Delete
- Trash
- Rename
- Listing
- Events
- Display Quota
- Regulate bandwidth usage
- Pause / Resume upload operation
- Know the size of a particular folder / drive / volume
- Verify upload / download rate of transfer
Developer Resources
Rename
Rename file(s) / folder(s) on your IDrive account using rename API.Syntax:
idevsutil --xml-output --password-file=<account password> --rename --old-path=<file/folder path> --new-path=<file/folder path> --pvt-key=<key file path> <username>@<server address>::ibackup/
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--pvt-key=PATH_OF_PVT_KEY_FILE
Reads private encryption key for AES 256-bit encryption for all data transfers. The length of the private encryption key can vary from 4 characters to a maximum of 255 characters. If you opt for the default encryption key during your IDrive account sign up then the use of the private encryption key is not required. - --password-file=PATH_OF_PSWD_FILE
Reads account password from the specified file. Alternately, you can directly set the password using --password-file=<account password> - --old-path=FILE PATH
Provides the file / folder path name that you wish to rename. - --new-path=FILE PATH
Provides a new name for the file / folder that you wish to rename. - Username:
IDrive username. If you do not have a valid username Sign up with IDrive - Server address
Use GetServerAddress API to retrieve the IDrive server address.
- Code / Output management
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This section explains the sample code execution and the output generated during rename operation.
To rename a file/folder in your IDrive accountCode:idevsutil --xml-output --password-file="MyPassword" --rename --old-path=/C/originalfile.doc --new-path=/C/newfile.doc --pvt-key=enc_key john@<server address>::ibackup/
Output:Sample XML output:<item op_status="success" oldname="/C/originalfile.doc" newname="/C/newfile.doc"/>Description:The following details are displayed during rename operation:- op_status
Status of rename operation - oldname
Old file/folder path name - newname
New file/folder path name
You can make use of I / O redirection methods for redirecting IDrive EVS command line utility (idevsutil) output.
Refer code repository for more details on usage / implementation. - op_status