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+## upload control client (upctl)
+
+```
+upctl access.log
+    Uploaded: access.log
+Download URL: http://localhost:8080/api/getfile/cc70324b-5c8e-4ca2-bb32-10aa0eeb6dbf/2023-02-14-19-18-access.log
+
+upctl access.log error.log
+    Uploaded: access.log
+    Uploaded: error.log
+Download URL: http://localhost:8080/api/getfile/cc70324b-5c8e-4ca2-bb32-10aa0eeb6dbf/2023-02-14-19-18-data.zip
+```