rclone

name	rclone
description	Use this skill when the user wants to sync files to/from cloud storage.

Rclone Plugin

rsync for cloud storage - sync files to/from Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, and 70+ other providers.

Commands

File Operations

• rclone file copy — Copy files to/from cloud storage
• rclone file sync — Sync source to destination (one-way)
• rclone file list — List files in remote

Configuration

• rclone config list — List configured remotes

Usage Examples

• "rclone file copy --source local/path --destination remote:path"
• "rclone file sync --source local/dir --destination gdrive:backup"
• "rclone file list --path gdrive:documents"

Installation

curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
# or
brew install rclone

Examples

# Copy files to remote
rclone copy /local/path remote:path

# Sync directory (make destination identical to source)
rclone sync /local/dir remote:backup

# List files in remote
rclone ls remote:path

# List configured remotes
rclone config list

# Copy from remote to local
rclone copy remote:path /local/path

# Check files are identical
rclone check source dest

# Mount remote as filesystem
rclone mount remote:path /mnt/point

Key Features

• Supports 70+ cloud storage providers
• MD5/SHA-1 hash checking for file integrity
• Timestamps preserved
• Multi-threaded downloads
• Optional encryption (Crypt)
• Optional compression (Compress)
• FUSE mount support
• HTTP/WebDAV/FTP/SFTP serving
• Bandwidth limiting
• Partial syncs supported