/rclone_link

title: "rclone link"
description: "Generate public link to file/folder."
versionIntroduced: v1.41
# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/link/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"

> **Official documentation:** [https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_link/](https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_link/)

rclone link

Generate public link to file/folder.

Synopsis

Create, retrieve or remove a public link to the given file or folder.

rclone link remote:path/to/file
rclone link remote:path/to/folder/
rclone link --unlink remote:path/to/folder/
rclone link --expire 1d remote:path/to/file

If you supply the --expire flag, it will set the expiration time otherwise it will use the default (100 years). **Note** not all backends support the --expire flag - if the backend doesn't support it then the link returned won't expire.

Use the --unlink flag to remove existing public links to the file or folder. **Note** not all backends support "--unlink" flag - those that don't will just ignore it.

If successful, the last line of the output will contain the link. Exact capabilities depend on the remote, but the link will always by default be created with the least constraints - e.g. no expiry, no password protection, accessible without account.

rclone link remote:path [flags]

Options

      --expire Duration   The amount of time that the link will be valid (default off)
  -h, --help              help for link
      --unlink            Remove existing public link to file/folder

See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

See Also

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• [rclone](/commands/rclone/) - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.

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