[TIP] MegaTools

Megatools is a suite of command-line tools for interacting with the file host Mega.co.nz. It makes it much more convenient to up/download stuff from Mega, as there is no need to install their browser add-on crap. I thought I would mention it because I've seen people running into Mega annoyances.
https://github.com/megous/megatools

On Debian (and many others) you can just install it with your package manager.

Some tips for using it:

  • It doesn't seem to parse double-quotes (") properly. You need to enclose strings in single-quotes (') instead. This caused me a great deal of irritation before I realized the problem.
  • Combine megareg and Guerrilla Mail for great justice. You can register a new account in like, 20 seconds.
  • Mega's encryption doesn't always play well with megatools. If you share a folder before uploading to it, the decryption key won't work on the files you uploaded (it just says "file not decrypted"). The easy workaround is to share direct file links, or share a folder only after your files have been uploaded to it (meaning you may need to just make a new subfolder).

Hope this is helpful.

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