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+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	"github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/client/bot"
+	"github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/common/cache"
+	"github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/common/utils/tgutil"
+	"github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/config"
+	"github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/database"
+	"github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/pkg/enums/ctxkey"
+	stortype "github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/pkg/enums/storage"
+	"github.com/krau/SaveAny-Bot/storage"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var uploadCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "upload",
+	Short: "upload local files to storage",
+	RunE:  Upload,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	uploadCmd.Flags().StringP("file", "f", "", "file path to upload")
+	uploadCmd.MarkFlagRequired("file")
+	uploadCmd.Flags().StringP("storage", "s", "", "storage name to upload to")
+	uploadCmd.MarkFlagRequired("storage")
+	uploadCmd.Flags().StringP("dir", "d", "", "storage dir to upload to, default is the base_path of the storage")
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(uploadCmd)
+}
+
+func Upload(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	storname, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("storage")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fp, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("file")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	dirPath, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("dir")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ctx := cmd.Context()
+	log := log.FromContext(ctx)
+	configFile := config.GetConfigFile(cmd)
+	if err := config.Init(ctx, configFile); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load config: %w", err)
+	}
+	cache.Init()
+	database.Init(ctx)
+
+	stor, err := storage.GetStorageByName(ctx, storname)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to get storage", "error", err)
+	}
+
+	switch stor.Type() {
+	case stortype.Telegram:
+		bot.Init(ctx)
+	default:
+		// placeholder for other storage types that may need special initialization
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.Open(filepath.Clean(fp))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to open file", "error", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	fileInfo, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to get file info", "error", err)
+	}
+	fileName := fileInfo.Name()
+	fileSize := fileInfo.Size()
+
+	uploadPath := stor.JoinStoragePath(path.Join(dirPath, fileName))
+
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, ctxkey.ContentLength, fileSize)
+	ctx = tgutil.ExtWithContext(ctx, bot.ExtContext())
+
+	log.Info("Uploading file...", "file", fp, "to", storname, "as", uploadPath)
+	if err := stor.Save(ctx, file, uploadPath); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to upload file", "error", err)
+	}
+	log.Info("File uploaded successfully")
+	return nil
+}