Manpages - flatpak-document-export.1

NAME

flatpak-document-export - Export a file to a sandboxed application

SYNOPSIS

flatpak document-export [OPTION…] FILE

DESCRIPTION

Creates a document id for a local file that can be exposed to sandboxed applications, allowing them access to files that they would not otherwise see. The exported files are exposed in a fuse filesystem at run/user/$UID/doc.

This command also lets you modify the per-application permissions of the documents, granting or revoking access to the file on a per-application basis.

OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

-h, –help

Show help options and exit.

-u, –unique

Dont reuse an existing document id for the file. This makes it safe to later remove the document when youre finished with it.

-t, –transient

The document will only exist for the length of the session. This is useful for temporary grants.

-n, –noexist

Dont require the file to exist already.

-a, –app=APPID

Grant read access to the specified application. The –allow and –forbid options can be used to grant or remove additional privileges. This option can be used multiple times.

-r, –allow-read

Grant read access to the applications specified with –app. This defaults to TRUE.

–forbid-read

Revoke read access for the applications specified with –app.

-w, –allow-write

Grant write access to the applications specified with –app.

–forbid-write

Revoke write access for the applications specified with –app.

-d, –allow-delete

Grant the ability to remove the document from the document portal to the applications specified with –app.

–forbid-delete

Revoke the ability to remove the document from the document portal from the applications specified with –app.

-g, –allow-grant-permission

Grant the ability to grant further permissions to the applications specified with –app.

–forbid-grant-permission

Revoke the ability to grant further permissions for the applications specified with –app.

-v, –verbose

Print debug information during command processing.

–ostree-verbose

Print OSTree debug information during command processing.

EXAMPLES

$ flatpak document-export –app=org.gnome.gedit ~/test.txt