A CLI for the bit:// web.
npm install bitweb-cliA CLI for peer-to-peer file sharing (and more) using the BIT protocol.
Requires nodejs 14+
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npm install -g bitweb-cli
To start using the network, run:
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bit daemon start
This will run in the background, sync data for you, until you run:
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bit daemon stop
Command overview:
`bash
Usage: bit
General Commands:
bit info [urls...] - Show information about one (or more) bitweb data.
bit seed {urls...} - Download and make data available to the network.
bit unseed {urls...} - Stop making data available to the network.
bit create {drive|tree} - Create a new bitdrive or bittree.
bit beam {pass_phrase} - Send a stream of data over the network.
Bitdrive Commands:
bit drive ls {url} - List the entries of the given bitdrive URL.
bit drive mkdir {url} - Create a new directory at the given bitdrive URL.
bit drive rmdir {url} - Remove a directory at the given bitdrive URL.
bit drive cat {url} - Output the content of the given bitdrive URL.
bit drive put {url} [content] - Write a file at the given bitdrive URL.
bit drive rm {url} - Remove a file or (if --recursive) a folder at the given bitdrive URL.
bit drive diff {source_path_or_url} {target_path_or_url} - Compare two folders in your local filesystem or in bitdrives. Can optionally "commit" the difference.
bit drive sync {source_path_or_url} [target_path_or_url] - Continuously sync changes between two folders in your local filesystem or in bitdrives.
bit drive http {url} - Host a bitdrive as using HTTP on the localhost.
BitTree Commands:
bit tree ls {url} - List the entries of the given bittree URL.
bit tree get {url} - Get the value of an entry of the given bittree URL.
bit tree put {url} [value] - Set the value of an entry of the given bittree URL.
bit tree del {url} - Delete an entry of the given bittree URL.
Daemon Commands:
bit daemon status - Check the status of the bitweb daemon.
bit daemon start - Start the bitweb daemon.
bit daemon stop - Stop the bitweb daemon and mirroring daemons if active.
Aliases:
bit sync -> bit drive sync
bit diff -> bit drive diff
bit ls -> bit drive ls
bit cat -> bit drive cat
bit put -> bit drive put
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The BitWeb is a peer-to-peer network for sharing files and data. This command-line provides a convenient set of tools for accessing the network.
BitWeb data exists within a data structure known as a UniChain. There are two common kinds of "UniChains":
- BitDrive A folder containing files.
- BitTree A key-value database (similar to leveldb).
All data has a URL which starts with bit://. A URL will look like this:
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bit://515bbbc1db2139ef27b6c45dfa418c8be6a1dec16823ea7cb9e61af8d060049e/
You use these URLs to access the BitWeb data over the peer-to-peer network. For example:
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bit ls bit://515bbbc1db2139ef27b6c45dfa418c8be6a1dec16823ea7cb9e61af8d060049e/
bit cat bit://515bbbc1db2139ef27b6c45dfa418c8be6a1dec16823ea7cb9e61af8d060049e/file.txt
cat diagram.png | bit put 515bbbc1db2139ef27b6c45dfa418c8be6a1dec16823ea7cb9e61af8d060049e/diagram.png
You can create a new bitdrive or bittree using the create commands:
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bit create drive
You can then seed the BitWeb data (or seed a data created by somebody else) using the seed command:
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bit seed bit://515bbbc1db2139ef27b6c45dfa418c8be6a1dec16823ea7cb9e61af8d060049e/
To see what bitweb data you are currently seeding, run info:
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bit info
The website documentation have a lot of useful guides:
- Full Commands Reference
- Guide: Sharing Folders
- Guide: Seeding Data
- Guide: Beaming Files