IPFS shell utils

Here are some helper commands to work with IPFS.

Install

make install PREFIX=~/.local

Commands

ipfs-ls-r

Recusively lists directory.

ipfs-ls-r Qmd5SFEy733qzzew3zNuAyzczs3ELzLE5gt87et6pMgbFR/iso
# QmRVozAaQK8gD3Z3Pa3vsBx34f68oBUR7g4usgnXoJtXmK	147038670	latest/
# QmZi4rNYPLpL8DkL3M6UUqe79ZQY6agr5ofrBaHzSXC5jM	147038165	latest/archlinux-bootstrap-2017.11.01-x86_64.tar.gz
# QmfMvRNZE9wr2dCnoobQs6mR1wdF9NkTzQFAPS5hMChFjh	321	latest/archlinux-bootstrap-2017.11.01-x86_64.tar.gz.sig

ipfs-merge

Recursively merges two trees. Conflicts are resolved in favour for second tree. This script requires bash.

Slightly long example:

ipfs-ls-r QmX6HcULwFs85dYxhhsEVdf6ng6Wjqtq5d9Xxewx7LybYi
# QmUNLLsPACCz1vLxQVkXqqLX5R1X345qqfHbsf67hvA3Nn	4	bbb/
# QmcC7Zd4edNaxfYRG2sssnnJq9x5wSz4WZGqgPNszrEtRy	53	common/
# QmUNLLsPACCz1vLxQVkXqqLX5R1X345qqfHbsf67hvA3Nn	4	common/txt/
ipfs-ls-r QmQomi23vpduW6dyBGPJasU5hvbx5E7yPXmnrR6LXmBYWg
# QmUNLLsPACCz1vLxQVkXqqLX5R1X345qqfHbsf67hvA3Nn	4	aaa/
# QmNQxQC9mLao6rb2Q7KU9r5fQyk8xukrNFYayHxxmoKZfo	59	common/
# QmSFxnK675wQ9Kc1uqWKyJUaNxvSc2BP5DbXCD3x93oq61	10	common/txt
ipfs-ls-r $(ipfs-merge QmX6HcULwFs85dYxhhsEVdf6ng6Wjqtq5d9Xxewx7LybYi QmQomi23vpduW6dyBGPJasU5hvbx5E7yPXmnrR6LXmBYWg)
# QmUNLLsPACCz1vLxQVkXqqLX5R1X345qqfHbsf67hvA3Nn	4	aaa/
# QmUNLLsPACCz1vLxQVkXqqLX5R1X345qqfHbsf67hvA3Nn	4	bbb/
# QmNQxQC9mLao6rb2Q7KU9r5fQyk8xukrNFYayHxxmoKZfo	59	common/
# QmSFxnK675wQ9Kc1uqWKyJUaNxvSc2BP5DbXCD3x93oq61	10	common/txt

ipfs-mkdir

Creates direcory with specified contents. For example to create directory with two empty directories named aaa and bbb run:

ipfs-mkdir aaa $(ipfs-mkdir) bbb $(ipfs-mkdir)

ipfs-publish-swap

Streaming command that publishes paths passed to it in stdin. Unpublished paths are sent to stdout. For example:

ipfs-mkdir | ./ipfs_publish_swap.sh QmXBVaAJFN5FJ4Sxe2gMosL6mPgdhW3BkwbVJtXdm8tLyo 2> /dev/null
# Qm1111SomeHashThatWasPublishedPreviously111111
ipfs-mkdir | ./ipfs_publish_swap.sh QmXBVaAJFN5FJ4Sxe2gMosL6mPgdhW3BkwbVJtXdm8tLyo 2> /dev/null
# stdout is empty becuse nothing was unpublished

ipfs-orphans

Print hashes pinned but not published on local node. Takes no arguments.

ipfs-orphans 
# QmcSYVyDQrm2gFD2EgcYqAvSYofVkUq7EnhWkmGzKQ8nVS
# QmSomeOtherHashaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa