dropbox on ubuntu vps

>>get the dropbox daemon, un-tar, run and link.

   
wget -O dropbox.tar.gz "http://www.dropbox.com/download/?plat=lnx.x86_64"

tar -xvzf dropbox.tar.gz

~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

>>You should see output like this:
   
This client is not linked to any account... Please visit https://www.dropbox.com/cli_link?host_id=7d44a557aa58f285f2da0x67334d02c1 to link this machine.

>> go to url as above. rest is automatic.
will create ~/Dropbox folder, which is auto synced with the cloud dropbox.

a handy script for interfacing with dropboxd
   
wget https://linux.dropbox.com/packages/dropbox.py

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~/.dropbox-dist# ./dropbox.py help
Dropbox command-line interface

commands:

Note: use dropbox help to view usage for a specific command.

 status       get current status of the dropboxd
 help         provide help
 puburl       get public url of a file in your dropbox
 stop         stop dropboxd
 running      return whether dropbox is running
 start        start dropboxd
 filestatus   get current sync status of one or more files
 ls           list directory contents with current sync status
 autostart    automatically start dropbox at login
 exclude      ignores/excludes a directory from syncing
 lansync      enables or disables LAN sync



from...

http://www.dropboxwiki.com/tips-and-tricks/install-dropbox-in-an-entirely-text-based-linux-environment#pyDropboxValues