README.rst

fpaste

fpaste is a command-line front-end for the Fedora Pastebin service at fpaste.org. It allows easy uploading of multiple files, or of copy&pasted text from stdin, without requiring a web browser. A unique fpaste link is returned, which can then be given to others who are offering help.

e.g.:
[joeuser@localhost ~]$ fpaste /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Uploading...
http://fpaste.org/rorn/

Upstream

The source code is hosted at https://pagure.io/fpaste where primary development will occur. Please file issues here. A mirror is also maintained at https://github.com/sanjayankur31/fpaste where you can open pull requests.

Why?

  • PRIMARY: users don't like being flooded with large amounts of text, and encourage the use of pastebin sites & utilities instead.
  • A GUI browser like firefox might be inaccessible.
  • A TUI browser like lynx might be too cumbersome.
  • Multiple files can be fpasted.
  • It's often faster & more convenient to use the cli than to copy/paste in a browser's textarea.
  • Why not?

Who?

fpaste maintainer:
Jason 'zcat' Farrell <farrellj a gmail.com>
Server-side fpaste.org ninja:
Jonathan 'daMaestro' Steffan <jon a fedoraunity.org>
Mr. FUPT - http://fedorasolved.org/Members/khaytsus/fedora-unity-paste-tool
Walter 'Khaytsus' Francis <wally a theblackmoor.net>
Inspiration from ye olde bash script. R.I.P. rafb.net/paste
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ivazqueznet a gmail.com>