CLI

Plik ships with a powerful cross-platform CLI client written in Go.

Installation

From GitHub Releases

Download the latest client binary for your platform directly from the GitHub releases page:

# Linux (amd64)
wget https://github.com/root-gg/plik/releases/download/1.4-RC1/plik-1.4-RC1-linux-amd64
chmod +x plik-1.4-RC1-linux-amd64
sudo mv plik-1.4-RC1-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/plik

# macOS (amd64)
curl -L -o plik https://github.com/root-gg/plik/releases/download/1.4-RC1/plik-1.4-RC1-darwin-amd64
chmod +x plik
sudo mv plik /usr/local/bin/plik

# Windows (amd64)
# Download plik-1.4-RC1-windows-amd64.exe from the release page

Available platforms: linux-amd64, linux-386, linux-arm, linux-arm64, darwin-amd64, freebsd-amd64, freebsd-386, openbsd-amd64, openbsd-386, windows-amd64, windows-386

From Plik Web UI

Any running Plik instance serves its client binaries through the web interface. Navigate to your Plik server and download the client for your platform.

Bash Client

A lightweight bash client (plik.sh) is also available for environments where you can't install a Go binary. It requires only curl, openssl, and standard POSIX tools:

# Download from GitHub releases
wget https://github.com/root-gg/plik/releases/download/1.4-RC1/plik-1.4-RC1.sh
chmod +x plik-1.4-RC1.sh
sudo mv plik-1.4-RC1.sh /usr/local/bin/plik

# Or grab it from a running Plik server
curl -o plik https://your-plik-server/clients/bash/plik.sh
chmod +x plik

Usage

plik [options] [FILE] ...

Options:
  -o, --oneshot             Enable OneShot ( Each file will be deleted on first download )
  -r, --removable           Enable Removable upload ( Each file can be deleted by anyone at any moment )
  -S, --stream              Enable Streaming ( It will block until remote user starts downloading )
  -t, --ttl TTL             Time before expiration (Upload will be removed in m|h|d)
  --extend-ttl              Extend upload expiration date by TTL when accessed
  -n, --name NAME           Set file name when piping from STDIN
  --stdin                   Enable pipe from stdin explicitly when DisableStdin is set in .plikrc
  --server SERVER           Overrides server url
  --token TOKEN             Specify an upload token ( if '-' prompt for value )
  --comments COMMENT        Set comments of the upload ( MarkDown compatible )
  -p                        Protect the upload with login and password ( be prompted )
  --password PASSWD         Protect the upload with "login:password" ( if omitted default login is "plik" )
  -a                        Archive upload using default archive params ( see ~/.plikrc )
  --archive MODE            Archive upload using the specified archive backend : tar|zip
  --compress MODE           [tar] Compression codec : gzip|bzip2|xz|lzip|lzma|lzop|compress|no
  --archive-options OPTIONS [tar|zip] Additional command line options
  -s                        Encrypt upload using the default encryption parameters ( see ~/.plikrc )
  --not-secure              Do not encrypt upload files regardless of the ~/.plikrc configurations
  --secure MODE             Encrypt upload files using the specified crypto backend : openssl|pgp
  --cipher CIPHER           [openssl] Openssl cipher to use ( see openssl help )
  --passphrase PASSPHRASE   [openssl] Passphrase or '-' to be prompted for a passphrase
  --recipient RECIPIENT     [pgp] Set recipient for pgp backend ( example : --recipient Bob )
  --secure-options OPTIONS  [openssl|pgp] Additional command line options
  --insecure                (TLS) Do not verify the server's certificate chain and hostname
  --update                  Update client
  -q --quiet                Enable quiet mode
  -d --debug                Enable debug mode
  -v --version              Show client version
  -i --info                 Show client and server information
  -h --help                 Show this help

Examples

Upload a file:

plik myfile.txt

Create an encrypted archive:

plik -a -s mydirectory/

Upload with expiration:

plik --ttl 24h document.pdf

Quick Upload with curl

No CLI needed — upload with a single curl command:

curl --form 'file=@/path/to/file' http://127.0.0.1:8080

With authentication token:

curl --form 'file=@/path/to/file' \
     --header 'X-PlikToken: xxxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxx' \
     http://127.0.0.1:8080

TIP

The DownloadDomain configuration option must be set for quick upload to work properly.

Configuration (.plikrc)

The client configuration is a TOML file loaded from:

1. PLIKRC environment variable
2. ~/.plikrc
3. /etc/plik/plikrc

Key settings:

URL = "https://plik.example.com"
Token = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"

# Archive defaults
[Archive]
    Backend = "tar"
    Compress = "gzip"

# Encryption defaults
[Secure]
    Backend = "openssl"
    Cipher = "aes-256-cbc"

See the full .plikrc template for all available options.

Tips & Tricks

Screenshot Upload

Upload screenshots directly to clipboard (requires scrot and xclip):

alias pshot="scrot -s -e 'plik -q \$f | xclip ; xclip -o ; rm \$f'"