imgurbash2 is a simple bash script that allows you to upload images and videos to imgur. Once an image/video is uploaded, the link is displayed on the terminal and copied to your clipboard (see below or refer to the manual).
Tested on Linux, macOS, FreeBSD and Windows (WSL).
- Upload remote HTTP/HTTPS images and videos to imgur.
- Upload multiple images and videos at one go.
- Upload images/videos to your album and to your account.
- Delete previously uploaded images/videos.
- Automatically images/videos deletion.
- Copy uploaded images/videos' URLs to clipboard.
Upload the images named cow.png and fish.jpg to imgur:
imgurbash2 cow.png https://myserver.io/fish.jpgThe above command will output something like this:
http://i.imgur.com/HDVh123.png (Delete Hash = mo02q3r)
http://i.imgur.com/QCfh256.png (Delete Hash = blub1qx)The outputted links are the URLs of the uploaded images. Such URLs are copied to your clipboard if the right programs are installed.
Upload these two videos skunk.mp4 and raccoon.webm to imgur:
imgurbash2 skunk.mp4 https://10.0.0.1/web/raccoon.webmUpload the image named cow.png to your imgur album:
imgurbash2 -l -a abc134 cow.pngimgurbash2 ~/tmp/test.png
http://i.imgur.com/HDVh123.png (Delete Hash = vgdTM62vQ08xaxa)To delete the above uploaded image:
imgurbash2 -d vgdTM62vQ08xaxaimgurbash2 -D 5m ~/tmp/test.pngUploaded image will automatically be deleted after 5 minutes.
More examaples and a detailed manual is available at https://github.com/ram-on/imgurbash2/blob/master/examples.md. Details about the configuration file are also explained.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ram-on/imgurbash2/master/imgurbash2
chmod u+x imgurbash2| Program | Optional | Reason |
|---|---|---|
bash 4.0+ |
No | To run this script. Given that macOS ships with an old Bash version, it is recommended that the latest Bash is installed via brew install bash |
curl |
No | Uploads images |
xsel, xclip or wl-copy |
Yes | Copies URL (image) link to clipboard if using Linux - no separate program is required for macOS |