b2-tools Command Examples

Access all features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage easily. More information: https://www.backblaze.com/docs/cloud-storage-command-line-tools.

• Access your account:

b2 authorize_account {{key_id}}

• List the existing buckets in your account:

b2 list_buckets

• Create a bucket, provide the bucket name, and access type (e.g. allPublic or allPrivate):

b2 create_bucket {{bucket_name}} {{allPublic|allPrivate}}

• Upload a file. Choose a file, bucket, and a folder:

b2 upload_file {{bucket_name}} {{path/to/file}} {{folder_name}}

• Upload a source directory to a Backblaze B2 bucket destination:

b2 sync {{path/to/source_file}} {{bucket_name}}

• Copy a file from one bucket to another bucket:

b2 copy-file-by-id {{path/to/source_file_id}} {{destination_bucket_name}} {{path/to/b2_file}}

• Show the files in your bucket:

b2 ls {{bucket_name}}

• Remove a "folder" or a set of files matching a pattern:

b2 rm {{path/to/folder|pattern}}