mtpcopy

A Windows CLI tool for copying files from/to a portable device via MTP.

This tool calls Windows Portable Devices API using Rust for Windows.

Examples

Copy a local folder to a portable device

mtpcopy copy -R ".\My Music" "My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music"

• command: copy
• flags: -R (recursive)
• source path: .\My Music
• destination path: My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music
  • device name: My Device
  • storage name: SD Card
  • path on the storage: \Data\My Music

Copy a folder from a portable device

mtpcopy copy -R "My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music" "D:\My Music"

• command: copy
• flags: -R (recursive)
• source path: My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music
  • device name: My Device
  • storage name: SD Card
  • path on the storage: \Data\My Music
• destination path: D:\My Music

Mirror local folder to a portable device

mtpcopy copy -M ".\My Music" "My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music"

• command: copy
• flags: -M (mirror)
• source path: .\My Music
• destination path: My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music
  • device name: My Device
  • storage name: SD Card
  • path on the storage: \Data\My Music

List portable device storages

mtpcopy storages

• command: storages

List files on the portable device storages

mtpcopy list -R "My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music"

• command: list
• flags: -R (recursive)
• path: My Device:SD Card:\Data\My Music
  • device name: My Device
  • storage name: SD Card
  • path on the storage: \Data\My Music

List files on the portable device storages with the Glob pattern

mtpcopy list "*:SD*:\Pictures\202?\**\*.jpg"

• command: list
• path: *:SD*:\Pictures\202?\**\*.jpg
  • device name: * (all devices)
  • storage name: SD* (starts with SD)
  • path on the storage: \Pictures\202?\**\*.jpg (any jpg files )

TODOs

• unit tests with portable device or mock