Linkdump upload script

up.sh

#!/bin/bash
# up.sh by Sander Ploegsma (@sanderploegsma)
#
# Copy file to remote location using generated filename. Return file link and copy to clipboard
# NOTE: Currently only meant for OS X due to use of pbcopy.
#
REMOTE_USER="username"
REMOTE_URL="example.com"
REMOTE_PATH="/path/to/files"
LINK_BASE="http://my.short.url/"

if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
  echo "No filename given! Usage: up <filename>"
elif [ -f "$1" ] ; then
  filename=$(basename "$1")
  extension="${filename##*.}"
  newname=$(cat /dev/urandom | base64 | tr -dc "[:alnum:]" | head -c 8)
  scp "$1" "$REMOTE_USER@$REMOTE_URL:$REMOTE_PATH/$newname.$extension"
  file="$LINK_BASE/$newname.$extension"
  echo $file
  echo $file | pbcopy # remove line if not on OS X.
else
  echo 'File "$1" not found.'
fi