---
name: "tucan"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tucan"
version: "0.3.9-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tucan"
---

# tucan(1)

download and upload manager for hosting sites

## NAME

tucan - download and upload manager for hosting sites

## SYNOPSIS

**tucan** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Tucan** is a free and open source application designed for automatic management of downloads and uploads at hosting sites like:

rapidshare.com, megaupload.com, gigasize.com, mediafire.com,  4shared.com, sendspace.com, zshare.net, filefactory.com,  easy-share.com, badongo.com, depositfiles.com, hotfile.com, ...

## OPTIONS

Tucan can be used through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or through a Command Line Interface (CLI).  Running Tucan without options makes it starts its GUI but with an option makes it starts its CLI.

The following options are to use Tucan through its CLI.

**Generic Program Information**

- **-h, --help**

  Print a usage message briefly summarizing these command-line options and then exit.

- **-V, --version**

  Print the version number of tucan to the standard output. This version number should be included in all bug reports.

**Configuration Options**

- **-w TYPE, --wizard=TYPE**

  Configure some Tucan options. Available TYPEs:

  \- accounts   configure premium accounts.\
   \- services   enable/disable services.\
   \- updates    launch the Update Manager.

**Common Options**

- **-c, --cli**

  command line interface.

- **-d, --daemon**

  no interaction interface.

- **-v, --verbose**

  print all log to stdout.

**Download Options**

- **-i FILE, --input-links=FILE**

  import links from FILE.

  The FILE format is pretty simple:

  \- Plain text.\
   \- A link per line.\
   \- Lines beginning with # are ignored (are treated as comments).

## FILES

$HOME/.tucan/tucan.conf

Tucan settings.

$HOME/.tucan/tucan.log

Tucan log.

## EXAMPLES

**Update services:**\
 tucan --wizard updates

or

tucan -w updates

**Enable (or Disable) services:**\
 tucan --wizard services

or

tucan -w services

and follow the instructions on screen.

**Configure premium accounts:**\
 tucan --wizard accounts

or

tucan -w accounts

and follow the instructions on screen.

**Simple download with CLI (see above for FILE format):**\
 tucan --cli --input-links file.txt

or

tucan -c -i file.txt

**Simple download without interaction interface (see above for FILE format):**\
 tucan --daemon --input-links file.txt

or

tucan -d -i file.txt

## SEE ALSO

\<http://tucaneando.com/\>\
 \<http://doc.tucaneando.com/\>\
 \<http://blog.tucaneando.com/\>\
 \<http://forums.tucaneando.com/\>\
 \<https://forja.rediris.es/projects/cusl3-tucan/\>

## COPYRIGHT

(C) 2008-2009 The Tucan Project.