在 Fedora 中利用 ffsend 使用 Firefox Send
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`ffsend` 是 Firefox Send 的命令行客户端。本文将展示 Firefox Send 和 `ffsend` 如何工作。还会详细介绍如何在 Fedora 中安装和使用它。


### 什么是 Firefox Send 和 ffsend？


Firefox Send 是 Mozilla 的一个文件共享工具，它能将加密文件发送给其他用户。你可以在自己的服务器上安装 Send，也可以使用 Mozilla 托管的链接 [send.firefox.com](http://send.firefox.com/)。它最大支持 1GB 的文件，链接会在可配置的下载次数（默认值为 1）或 24 小时后过期，然后会删除发送服务器上的所有文件。此工具仍*处于实验阶段*，因此不应在生产中使用或共享重要或敏感数据。


虽然 Firefox Send 本身就是工具，并且可以在 Web 中使用，但 `ffsend` 是一个可以与脚本和参数一起使用的命令行程序。它有多种配置选项，并且可以在后台工作而无需任何人为干预。


### 它如何工作？


`ffsend` 可以上传和下载文件。远程主机可以使用 Firefox 工具或其他 Web 浏览器来下载文件。 Firefox Send 和 `ffsend` 都不需要使用 Firefox。


值得一提 `ffsend` 使用了客户端加密。这意味着文件在上传*前*被加密。链接中就有密钥，因此在共享时要小心，因为任何有链接的人都可以下载该文件。作为额外的保护，你可以使用以下参数使用密码保护文件：



```
ffsend password URL -p PASSWORD
```

### 其他功能


还有一些值得一提的其他功能：


* 链接到期前可配置的下载限制，范围从 1 到 20 次之间
* 内置解压和归档功能
* 跟踪共享文件的历史记录
* 检查或删除共享文件
* 文件夹也可以按原样共享，也可以作为压缩文件共享
* 生成 QR 码，便于在手机上下载


### 如何在 Fedora 中安装


虽然 Fedora Send 可以在 Firefox 中使用而无需安装其他，但你需要安装 CLI 工具才能使用 `ffsend`。此工具在官方仓库中，因此你只需使用 `dnf` 命令，并使用 [sudo](https://fedoramagazine.org/howto-use-sudo/)。



```
$ sudo dnf install ffsend
```

之后，你可以在终端使用 `ffsend`。


### 上传文件


上传文件很简单。



```
$ ffsend upload /etc/os-release
Upload complete
Share link:  https://send.firefox.com/download/05826227d70b9a4b/#RM_HSBq6kuyeBem8Z013mg
```

现在可以使用 “Share link” URL 轻松共享该文件。


### 下载文件


下载文件和上传一样简单。



```
$ ffsend download https://send.firefox.com/download/05826227d70b9a4b/#RM_HSBq6kuyeBem8Z013mg
Download complete
```

在下载之前，检查文件是否存在并获取有关它的信息会有用。`ffsend` 为此提供了 2 个方便的命令。



```
$ ffsend exists https://send.firefox.com/download/88a6324e2a99ebb6/#YRJDh8ZDQsnZL2KZIA-PaQ
Exists: true
Password: false
$ ffsend info https://send.firefox.com/download/88a6324e2a99ebb6/#YRJDh8ZDQsnZL2KZIA-PaQ
ID:         88a6324e2a99ebb6
Downloads:  0 of 1
Expiry:     23h59m (86388s
```

### 上传历史


`ffsend` 还提供了一种查看使用工具上传的历史记录的方法。例如，如果你用脚本上传了大量文件并且想要跟踪每个文件的下载状态，那么这非常有用。



```
$ ffsend history
LINK                                            EXPIRY
 1  https://send.firefox.com/download/#8TJ9QNw  23h59m
 2  https://send.firefox.com/download/KZIA-PaQ  23h54m
```

### 删除文件


另一个有用的功能是删除文件。



```
ffsend delete https://send.firefox.com/download/2d9faa7f34bb1478/#phITKvaYBjCGSRI8TJ9QNw
```

Firefox Send 是一项很棒的服务，`ffsend` 使得它在终端使用起来非常方便。[Gitlab 仓库](https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend)中有关于 `ffsend` 的更多示例和文档。




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*ffsend* is the command line client of Firefox Send. This article will show how Firefox Send and *ffsend* work. It’ll also detail how it can be installed and used in Fedora.

### What are Firefox Send and ffsend ?

Firefox Send is a file sharing tool from Mozilla that allows sending encrypted files to other users. You can install Send on your own server, or use the Mozilla-hosted link [send.firefox.com](http://send.firefox.com/). The hosted version officially supports files up to 1 GB, and links that expire after a configurable download count (default of 1) or 24 hours, and then all the files on the Send server are deleted. This tool is still *in experimental phase*, and therefore shouldn’t be used in production or to share important or sensitive data.

While Firefox Send is the tool itself and can be used with a web interface, *ffsend* is a command-line utility you can use with scripts and arguments. It has a wide range of configuration options and can be left working in the background without any human intervention.

### How does it work?

FFSend can both upload and download files. The remote host can use either the Firefox tool or another web browser to download the file. Neither Firefox Send nor *ffsend* require the use of Firefox.

It’s important to highlight that *ffsend* uses client-side encryption. This means that files are encrypted *before* they’re uploaded. You share secrets together with the link, so be careful when sharing, because anyone with the link will be able to download the file. As an extra layer of protection, you can protect the file with a password by using the following argument:

ffsend password URL -p PASSWORD

### Other features

There are a few other features worth mentioning. Here’s a list:

- Configurable download limit, between 1 and 20 times, before the link expires
- Built-in extract and archiving functions
- Track history of shared files
- Inspect or delete shared files
- Folders can be shared as well, either as they are or as compressed files
- Generate a QR code, for easier download on a mobile phone

### How to install in Fedora

While Fedora Send works with Firefox without installing anything extra, you’ll need to install the CLI tool to use *ffsend*. This tool is in the official repositories, so you only need a simple *dnf* command [with ](https://fedoramagazine.org/howto-use-sudo/)* sudo*.

$ sudo dnf install ffsend

After that, you can use *ffsend* from the terminal .

### Upload a file

Uploading a file is a simple as

$ ffsend upload /etc/os-release

Upload complete

Share link: https://send.firefox.com/download/05826227d70b9a4b/#RM_HSBq6kuyeBem8Z013mg

The file now can be easily share using the Share link URL.

## Downloading a file

Downloading a file is as simple as uploading.

$ ffsend download https://send.firefox.com/download/05826227d70b9a4b/#RM_HSBq6kuyeBem8Z013mg

Download complete

Before downloading a file it might be useful to check if the file exist and get information about it. *ffsend* provides 2 handy commands for that.

$ ffsend exists https://send.firefox.com/download/88a6324e2a99ebb6/#YRJDh8ZDQsnZL2KZIA-PaQ

Exists: true

Password: false

$ ffsend info https://send.firefox.com/download/88a6324e2a99ebb6/#YRJDh8ZDQsnZL2KZIA-PaQ

ID: 88a6324e2a99ebb6

Downloads: 0 of 1

Expiry: 23h59m (86388s

## Upload history

*ffsend* also provides a way to check the history of the uploads made with the tools. This can be really useful if you upload a lot of files during a scripted tasks for example and you want to keep track of each files download status.

$ ffsend history

LINK EXPIRY

1 https://send.firefox.com/download/#8TJ9QNw 23h59m

2 https://send.firefox.com/download/KZIA-PaQ 23h54m

## Delete a file

Another useful feature is the possibility to delete a file.

ffsend delete https://send.firefox.com/download/2d9faa7f34bb1478/#phITKvaYBjCGSRI8TJ9QNw

Firefox Send is a great service and the *ffsend* tools makes it really convenient to use from the terminal. More examples and documentation is available on *ffsend*‘s [Gitlab repository](https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend).

## Kamil

Perhaps we should introduce some QA to fedoramagazine articles?

$ sudo dnf install ffsend

No match for argument: ffsend

Error: Unable to find a match

## Artem

Try not disable module repo then.

Installed Packages

Name : ffsend

Version : 0.2.46

## Hans-Joachim Bothe

sudo dnf install ffsend

works nicely on Fedora 30. Probably no version for older Fedora available.

## Igor Gnatenko

It is available all the way back to Fedora 28 (although there modular repos were still separate).

## Kamil

Turns out this is a module and not a standard package. And not even Fedora Packages app can show it:

https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/s?search=ffsend

Oh Modularity, how we love you…

## Artem

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/?packages=ffsend%3Alatest

https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/rust-ffsend

## Igor Gnatenko

@Kamil, yes. You are not supposed to disable modular repositories 🙂

## Rick

I don’t use Firefox any more. Mozilla has gone woke.

They had a good run.

## Tim Visée

Note that this isn’t a Firefox component. Firefox is just in the name. You can use this in any browser, and of course, through the CLI.

## Rick Graham

Thanks.

## Avi Wadhwa

what do you mean “woke”?

## Robert Fairbrother

i noticed a few problems for a wile but i think they bounced back. i just hope this isin’t a tactic from infiltrators to get Mozilla in trouble

50.66.39.177

## Charles

Very interesting product/service from Mozilla. Thank you for writing the article.

## Mohnish

Is

ever aware of the share URL OR is the share URL all local client side affair?

## Tim Visée

No. The server creates the download URL with the file ID, but this isn’t enough to decrypt and download. The client then appends the secret (as a hash) to the URL, to allow decryption. So, this required secret is never on the server.

## Jose M. Acosta

I like to know what meaning text below trancribed when I tgry to u install upgrade fedora29

nnot download flash-player-npapi-32.0.0.192-release.x86_64.rpm: All mirrors were tried; Last error: Interrupted by header callback: Server reports Content-Length: 5264400 but expected size is: 9026892

## Rick Graham

Looks like it can’t get the flash player upgrade. Flash is a security hole, you prolly don’t want it anyway. It may be required for DRM, dunno, I don’t allow that either.