Netatalk 4.3.1
Name
afparg — Send commands to an AFP server
Synopsis
afparg [-1234567lVv] [-h host] [-p port] [-s volume] [-u user] [-w password] [-f command]
Description
afparg is a simple tool for sending commands to an AFP server with an authenticated user. Use it to inspect files on the server, or perform trivial file operations.
Run afparg -l to list available commands and their arguments.
Options
-1 : Use AFP 2.1 protocol version
-2 : Use AFP 2.2 protocol version
-3 : Use AFP 3.0 protocol version
-4 : Use AFP 3.1 protocol version
-5 : Use AFP 3.2 protocol version
-6 : Use AFP 3.3 protocol version
-7 : Use AFP 3.4 protocol version (default)
-f command arguments : Command to execute
-h host : Server hostname or IP address (default: localhost)
-l : List available commands then exit
-p port : Server port number (default: 548)
-u user : Username for authentication
-v : Verbose output
-V : Very verbose output
-w password : Password for authentication
Configuration
The test runner AFP client only supports the ClearTxt UAM currently. Configure the UAM in netatalk’s afp.conf:
[Global]
uam list = uams_clrtxt.so
Examples
List available commands and their arguments
$ afparg -l
FPResolveID CNID
FPEnumerate dir
FPCopyFile source dest
FPLockrw d | r file
FPLockw d | r file
Resolve a CNID to file name
$ afparg -h 10.0.0.8 -u myuser -w mypass -s "test volume" -f FPResolveID 18
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FPResolveID with args:
Trying to resolve id 18
Resolved ID 18 to: 'AFP_Reference.pdf'
List files inside of a directory on the shared volume
$ afparg -h 10.0.0.8 -u myuser -w mypass -s "test volume" -f FPEnumerate "my dir"
file1
file2
Make a copy of a file on the shared volume
$ afparg -h 10.0.0.8 -u myuser -w mypass -s "test volume" -f FPCopyFile AFP_Reference.pdf AFP_Reference2.pdf
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FPCopyFile with args:
source: "AFP_Reference.pdf" -> dest: "AFP_Reference2.pdf"
Open a file’s data fork with read/write lock
$ afparg -h 10.0.0.8 -u myuser -w mypass -s "test volume" -f FPLockrw d AFP_Reference2.pdf
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FPOpen with read/write lock
source: "AFP_Reference2.pdf"
See Also
afp_logintest(1), afp_spectest(1), afpd(8)
