Command line parameters

[acataluddi]

Hi,

I was wondering whether it was possible to launch CyberDuck using command-line parameters in order to let the application connect to a remote host. For example:

cyberduck --user root --host host1.example.com --protocol sftp

I'm aware of the duck command but my ask is to have the CyberDuck UI open and implement an integration between other tools.

Thanks,
Adriano

[dkocher]

You can pass a .cyberduckbookmark file to connect to the server like

/Applications/Cyberduck.app/Contents/MacOS/Cyberduck ~/Library/Group\ Containers/G69SCX94XU.duck/Library/Application\ Support/duck/Bookmarks/50d3775f-fe75-477c-85e7-7cc801541f76.duck

[acataluddi]

Thank you @dkocher,

That would be perfect! I've just tried the command (by the way, I've refactored it so to point to an existing .duck file on my MacBook). However, CyberDuck opens but does not connect to it.

Is it possibile I should add anything more like --connectto the command line?

I have installed version 8.5.6 (39394)

Thanks,
Adriano

[acataluddi]

Hi David,

I looked at the source code, and unless I'm missing something else, I think the .duck file loading is not implemented in macOS. In fact, looking at the entry point function here, I see that the arguments variable is never referenced:

public static void main(String... arguments) {
  // [...]
}

Instead it is seems to be implement on the Windows code. Is there any change that the macOS code could be harmonised and gain the ability to load .duck files?

Thanks,
Adriano

[dkocher]

I looked at the source code, and unless I'm missing something else, I think the .duck file loading is not implemented in macOS.

This is implemented in

cyberduck/osx/src/main/java/ch/cyberduck/ui/cocoa/controller/MainController.java

Lines 584 to 594 in e61b860

	if("duck".equals(f.getExtension())) {
	final Host bookmark;
	try {
	newDocument().mount(HostReaderFactory.get().read(f));
	return true;
	}
	catch(AccessDeniedException e) {
	log.error(String.format("Failure reading bookmark from %s. %s", f, e.getMessage()));
	return false;
	}
	}

[acataluddi]

Good morning David,

This is implemented in

What you posted is the implementation of the .duck file opening. I do not doubt the implementation might exist, as I see the Windows application parsing the command-line.

The point I was trying to make is that, on macOS, it seems that the command-line arguments are not used (so nobody can call and take advantage of application_openFile()).

Out of my curiosity, if you launch the following command (pasted by you here), does it work for you meaning that you get CyberDuck opening the target connection and actually connecting to it?

/Applications/Cyberduck.app/Contents/MacOS/Cyberduck ~/Library/Group\ Containers/G69SCX94XU.duck/Library/Application\ Support/duck/Bookmarks/50d3775f-fe75-477c-85e7-7cc801541f76.duck

Many thanks,

Adriano C.

[dkocher]

The application delegate method application_openFile will receive the .duck file you pass to the executable from the command line. I just confirmed this to be working as expected.

[wannesm]

Thanks for a nice set of products.
Is opening a connection from the command line (or as a custom url scheme) also available for Mountain Duck?

[tatze96]

Opening a connection from the command line for Mountain Duck usually works the same as for Cyberduck. However, this currently doesn't work correctly, as the command opens a new instance of Mountain Duck instead of mounting the bookmark within the current instance. We'll investigate this internally and search for a solution.