[HowTo] use public command-line pastebin services without installing anything!

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Sometimes we might want to easily share terminal output.

While this can be accomplished directly in the forums or manually through websites like pastebin, there also exist a number of open services that allow you to paste and share directly from the command line by using tools you already have installed.

This is great for many situations, including troubleshooting from a non-graphical boot, or simply very large outputs. Here I will share a few examples and how to use them.

Services and Examples:

0x0.st

<command> | curl -F 'file=@-' https://0x0.st

rocket paste

<command> | curl --data-binary @- https://paste.rs

rustypaste

<command> | curl -F 'file=@-' https://rustypaste.shuttleapp.rs

paste.c-net.org

<command> | curl -s --data-binary @- 'https://paste.c-net.org/'

clbin.com

<command> | curl -F 'clbin=<-' https://clbin.com

ix.io

<command> | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io

sprunge.us

<command> | curl -F 'sprunge=<-' http://sprunge.us

Aliases and other tricks:

To quasi-install rustypaste pasting and sharing add the following to your bashrc (zshrc untested):

paster .bashrc 
paster()
{
    local url='https://rustypaste.shuttleapp.rs'
    if (( $# )); then
        local file
        for file; do
            curl -F "file=@""$file""" "$url" 
        done
    else
        curl -F 'file=@-' "$url"
    fi
}

Then you can use paster:
<command> | paster to share output.
paster <filepath> <filepath2> to share file(s).

To quasi-install paste.c-net.org pasting and sharing add the following to your bashrc (zshrc untested):

paste.cnet.org .bashrc 
pastenet()
{
    local url='https://paste.c-net.org/'
    if (( $# )); then
        local file
        for file; do
            curl -s \
                --data-binary @"$file" \
                --header "X-FileName: ${file##*/}" \
                "$url"
        done
    else
        curl -s --data-binary @- "$url"
    fi
}
pasteget()
{
    local url='https://paste.c-net.org/'
    if (( $# )); then
        local arg
        for arg; do
            curl -s "${url}${arg##*/}"
        done
    else
        local arg
        while read -r arg; do
            curl -s "${url}${arg##*/}"
        done
    fi
}

Then you can use ‘pastenet’ and ‘pasteget’ a few ways:
<command> | pastenet to share output.
pastenet <filepath> <filepath2> to share file(s). 50M limit.
pasteget https://paste.c-net.org/<exampleurl> to download paste.c-net shared content.

Notes and Warnings

  • There is more detailed info at each host, including options like setting expiration time and more.
  • Please dont abuse these services. They are made freely available, so dont knock a good thing.
  • Further stipulations, user and privacy clauses and the like can be found at each project host.
  • Remember to avoid sharing personal information.
    (see this related page for tips: [HowTo] Provide System Information)
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