Bart's Imgur uploader bash script

• By Bart Nagel bart@tremby.net
• Improvements by Tino Sino robottinosino@gmail.com

Purpose

Upload images to Imgur via a small bash script.

History

This is the repository for the Bash script which has been found on Imgur's tools page since way back in 2009.

I got infrequent but steady emails over the years with thanks and suggestions for improvements. A Google search shows the script has been reused and forked many times over the years. About time this had its own Git repository, so maybe the improvements can find their way back to the source.

Requirements

• curl

Optional

• xsel, xclip, or pbcopy, to automatically put the URLs on the X selection for easy pasting

Instructions

1. Put it somewhere in your path and maybe rename it

    mv imgur.sh ~/bin/imgur
   

2. Make it executable

    chmod +x ~/bin/imgur
   

3. Optional, since I've provided a client ID: add your client id to the top of the script, replacing the provided one, or set it as the IMGUR_CLIENT_ID environment variable

Uploading images

• Single image

    imgur images/hilarious/manfallingover.jpg
  

• Multiple images

    imgur images/delicious/cake.png images/exciting/bungeejump.jpg
  

The URLs will be displayed (and the delete page's URLs will be displayed on stderr). If you have xsel, xclip, or pbcopy, the URLs will also be put on the X selection, which you can then usually paste with a middle click.

Rate limits

There are some rate limits with the API. The daily upload limit is shared by everyone using the same client ID, so if you're using the provided one and start to get errors, you might consider using your own client ID.