| layout |
|---|
reference |
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| create | Create a new dataset from scratch |
| save | Save the current state of a dataset |
| status | Report on the state of a dataset and / or its subdatasets |
| get | Get dataset content (files / directories / subdatasets) |
| clone | Install an existing dataset from path / url / open data collection |
| update | Update a dataset from a sibling |
| remove | Remove datasets + contents, unregister from potential top-level datasets |
| unlock | Unlock file(s) of a dataset to enable editing their content |
| drop | Drop file content from dataset (remove data, retain symlink) |
| siblings | Manage sibling configurations |
| publish | Publish a dataset to a known sibling |
| run | Run arbitrary shell command and record its impact |
| rerun | Re-execute a previous run command identified by its hash, and save resulting modifications |
| run-procedure | Run prepared procedures (execudables) on a dataset |
| download-url | Download, save, and record origin of content from websources. |
See the DataLad cheat sheet in the DataLad Handbook.
{:auto_ids} absolute path : A path that refers to a particular location in a file system. Absolute paths are usually written with respect to the file system's root directory, and begin with either "/" (on Unix) or "\" (on Microsoft Windows). See also: relative path.
current working directory
: The directory that relative paths are calculated from;
equivalently,
the place where files referenced by name only are searched for.
Every process has a current working directory.
The current working directory is usually referred to using the shorthand notation . (pronounced "dot").
file system : A set of files, directories, and I/O devices (such as keyboards and screens). A file system may be spread across many physical devices, or many file systems may be stored on a single physical device; the operating system manages access.
path : A description that specifies the location of a file or directory within a file system. See also: absolute path, relative path.
relative path : A path that specifies the location of a file or directory with respect to the current working directory. Any path that does not begin with a separator character ("/" or "\") is a relative path. See also: absolute path.
root directory : The top-most directory in a file system. Its name is "/" on Unix (including Linux and macOS) and "\" on Microsoft Windows.
- The Unix Shell Software Carpentry lesson (incl. reference)
- How to name files nicely, by Jenny Bryan
- Project structure, by Danielle Navarro
- The Turing Way