# Fix Dropbox CLI with Flatpak Dropbox

## Problem

The official Dropbox CLI (`dropbox.py`) doesn't detect the Flatpak Dropbox daemon. Commands like `dropbox status` report "Dropbox isn't running" even when it is.

**Root cause:** The CLI checks `~/.dropbox/dropbox.pid`, but the Flatpak daemon writes its sandboxed PID there, which doesn't correspond to a real process on the host.

## Fix

### 1. Install the CLI

```bash
curl -sL "https://linux.dropbox.com/packages/dropbox.py" -o ~/.local/bin/dropbox
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/dropbox
```

### 2. Patch `is_dropbox_running()`

Edit `~/.local/bin/dropbox` and replace the `is_dropbox_running()` function with:

```python
def is_dropbox_running():
    # Check for Flatpak or native dropbox process
    import subprocess
    try:
        result = subprocess.run(['pgrep', '-f', 'dropbox-lnx|dropboxd'],
                                capture_output=True, text=True)
        return result.returncode == 0
    except:
        pass
    # Fallback to original pid file check
    pidfile = os.path.expanduser("~/.dropbox/dropbox.pid")
    try:
        with open(pidfile, "r") as f:
            pid = int(f.read())
        with open("/proc/%d/cmdline" % pid, "r") as f:
            cmdline = f.read().lower()
    except:
        cmdline = ""
    return "dropbox" in cmdline
```

This uses `pgrep` to find the actual Dropbox process on the host, falling back to the original PID file check for non-Flatpak installs.

### 3. Autostart (optional)

Flatpak Dropbox doesn't autostart by default. Fix by copying the desktop entry:

```bash
cp /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications/com.dropbox.Client.desktop ~/.config/autostart/
```

## Useful Commands

```bash
dropbox status           # Sync status
dropbox filestatus path  # Check if a file is synced
dropbox exclude list     # Show excluded folders
```