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+<?
+	// upload snaps from the command line
+
+	require('../snaphax.php');
+
+	function main() {
+		global $argv;
+
+		if (count($argv) != 5) {
+			die("$argv[0]: usage $argv[0] [user] [pass] [fname] [recipients]\n");
+		}
+
+		$fdata = file_get_contents($argv[3]);
+		if (!$fdata) die("could not read $argv[3]");
+
+		$opts = array();
+		$opts['username'] = $argv[1];
+		$opts['password'] = $argv[2];
+		$opts['debug'] = 1; 
+
+		$s = new Snaphax($opts);
+		$result = $s->login();
+		var_dump($result);
+		$result = $s->upload($fdata, SnapHax::MEDIA_IMAGE, array($argv[4]));
+		var_dump($result);
+	}
+
+	main();