kdeconnect-cli
Command-line client for KDE Connect (pair devices, send files, ping, SMS, clipboard, notifications)
List all devices
kdeconnect-cli --list-devices
Display this device's id and exit
kdeconnect-cli --my-id
Device ID
kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only
Device Name
kdeconnect-cli -a --name-only
Print KDE Connect id and device name
kdeconnect-cli -a --id-name-only | awk '{$1=""; sub(/^ /,""); print}'
kdeconnect-cli -a --id-name-only | awk '{print substr($0, index($0, $2))}'
kdeconnect-cli -l 2>/dev/null | awk '/^- / { sub(/^- /,""); sub(/:.*/,""); print; exit }' # Slowest
Extract KDE Connect device ID (script-safe)
kdeconnect-cli -a --id-name-only|awk '{print $1}'
kdeconnect-cli -l 2>/dev/null | awk '/^- / { sub(/^.*: /,""); print $1; exit }'
Request pairing with a specifik device by ID
kdeconnect-cli --pair --device --name $(kdeconnect-cli -a --name-only)
List available (paired and reachable) devices
kdeconnect-cli -a
List all backends and status
kdeconnect-cli -b
Enable the specified backend
backend="$(kdeconnect-cli -b)"
kdeconnect-cli --enable-backend $backend
Disable the specified backend
backend="$(kdeconnect-cli -b)"
kdeconnect-cli --disable-backend $backend
Make –list-devices or –list-available print only the devices id, to ease scripting
kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only
Make –list-devices or –list-available print only the devices name, to ease scripting
kdeconnect-cli --name-only
Make --list-devices or --list-available print only the devices id and name, to ease scripting
kdeconnect-cli -a --id-name-only
Search for devices in the network and re-establish connections
kdeconnect-cli --refresh
Request pairing to a said device
device_id="$(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-name-only|awk '{print $1}')"
kdeconnect-cli --pair -d $device_id
Find the device by ringing it
kdeconnect-cli --ring --name "$(kdeconnect-cli -l 2>/dev/null | awk '/^- / { sub(/^- /,""); sub(/:.*/,""); print; exit }')"
Find the said device by ringing it.
device_name="$(kdeconnect-cli -l 2>/dev/null | awk '/^- / { sub(/^- /,""); sub(/:.*/,""); print; exit }')"
set -x
kdeconnect-cli --ring --name "$device_name"
set +x
Stop pairing to a said device
kdeconnect-cli --unpair
Sends a ping notification with "Hello" in statusbar to said device
kdeconnect-cli -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only) --ping-msg "Hello"
Same as ping but you can set the message to display
kdeconnect-cli --ping-msg <message>
Sends the current clipboard to said device
kdeconnect-cli -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only) --send-clipboard
Simulate a key press on a specifik device
kdeconnect-cli --name $(kdeconnect-cli -a --name-only) --send-keys {{key}}
Share a file/URL to a said device
kdeconnect-cli --share "<path or URL or text>" -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)
Share text to clipboard on device
kdeconnect-cli --share-text "hey" -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)
Display the notifications on a said device
kdeconnect-cli --list-notifications -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)
Lock the specified device
kdeconnect-cli --lock -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)
Unlock the specified device
kdeconnect-cli -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only) --unlock
Sends an SMS. Requires destination
kdeconnect-cli --send-sms "test message" --destination +46xxxxxxx -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)
Send an SMS with an attachment
kdeconnect-cli -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only) --send-sms "https://www.linux-shell.se" --destination +46727777681
File URLs to send attachments with the message (can be passed multiple times)
kdeconnect-cli -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only) --attachment <attachment>
Get encryption info about said device
kdeconnect-cli --encryption-info -d $(kdeconnect-cli --my-id)
Lists remote commands and their ids
kdeconnect-cli --list-commands
Executes a remote command by id
kdeconnect-cli --execute-command <id>
Sends keys to a said device
kdeconnect-cli -k <key>
Mount filesystem of a said device
kdeconnect-cli --mount -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)
df -T
Print mount point for the filesystem of a said device
kdeconnect-cli --get-mount-point -d "$(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)"
Displays version information.
kdeconnect-cli -v
Show author information.
kdeconnect-cli --author
Show license information.
kdeconnect-cli --license
The base file name of the desktop entry for this application.
kdeconnect-cli --desktopfile <file name>
Send a file to the first reachable KDE Connect device (one-liner)
kdeconnect-cli -d "$(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)" --share kdeconnect-cli-send-file.sh
Share an URL or file with a paired device, specifying its ID
kdeconnect-cli --share "https://www.linux-shell.se" -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only)
Send the status of baloo indexing
kdeconnect-cli -d $(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only) --ping-msg "$(konsole --help)"
Resource(s)