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brew install baidupcs-go

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overview

Package summary

Terminal utility for Baidu Network Disk

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

baidupcs-go

history

Project history and usage

BaiduPCS-Go is a Go command-line client for Baidu Network Disk that presents cloud-storage operations through shell-like commands. The maintained qjfoidnh repository describes itself as continuing from iikira/BaiduPCS-Go v3.6.2 and adding transfer/save support for shared links.

Project history

The README says BaiduPCS-Go was inspired by GangZhuo/BaiduPCS, then based on iikira/BaiduPCS-Go, and that this maintained version continues from iikira's original v3.6.2. The qjfoidnh GitHub repository was created on November 6, 2020.

The project has had to track changing Baidu service behavior. Its README changelog includes repeated fixes for upload, download, rapid-transfer, and shared-link transfer behavior, including v4.0.0 in 2025 and v4.0.1 in 2026.

Adoption history

BaiduPCS-Go has a sizable niche audience for users who prefer scripting Baidu Network Disk operations from terminals and servers. GitHub reported 5,219 stars for qjfoidnh/BaiduPCS-Go, and the Homebrew formula API reported stable version 4.0.1 with 91 installs in the previous 30 days as of June 30, 2026.

Package-manager coverage in the input includes Homebrew, Nix, Arch pacman, and winget, indicating cross-platform packaging beyond the upstream binary releases.

How it is used

The README organizes usage around login, account switching, listing remote directories, downloading, uploading, generating direct links, copying, moving, sharing, offline downloads, recycle-bin management, glob-style matching, and configuration commands. It is intended to feel like Linux shell file handling for Baidu Network Disk.

Why package nerds care

BaiduPCS-Go is a classic cloud-storage CLI package: it wraps a consumer service with a scriptable command surface, stores session/config state locally, and keeps chasing upstream API changes. That makes it useful to package nerds who automate backups, remote file movement, and headless server workflows around a service that otherwise favors GUI clients.

Timeline

2020-11-06: qjfoidnh/BaiduPCS-Go repository created.
2021-2025: README changelog documents frequent fixes for Baidu upload/download and transfer behavior.
2025-10-29: v4.0.0 released with upload policy changes and interface-change notes.
2026-03-26: v4.0.1 released as an emergency fix for command parameter errors.

Related projects

GangZhuo/BaiduPCS is cited by the README as an inspiration.
iikira/BaiduPCS-Go is cited by the README as the direct base for this maintained line.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:network

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/BaiduPCS-Go/pcs_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\BaiduPCS-Go\pcs_config.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/BaiduPCS-Go/pcs_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\BaiduPCS-Go\pcs_config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`baidupcs-go`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version4.0.1

manager updated2026-07-25

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:baidupcs-go
Version	4.0.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/qjfoidnh/BaiduPCS-Go
Repository	https://github.com/qjfoidnh/BaiduPCS-Go
Last updated	2026-07-25T14:19:44-04:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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Combined YAML source

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combined/baidupcs-go.yml

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