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datalad download-url(1) datalad datalad download-url(1)

datalad download-url - download content

datalad download-url [-h] [-d PATH] [-O PATH] [-o] [--archive] [--nosave] [-m MESSAGE] url [url ...]

It allows for a uniform download interface to various supported URL schemes, re-using or asking for authentication details maintained by datalad.

Examples:

$ datalad download-url http://example.com/file.dat s3://bucket/file2.dat

URL(s) to be downloaded. Constraints: value must be a string

show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help message
specify the dataset to add files to. If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify the dataset based on the current working directory and/or the PATH given. Use --nosave to prevent adding files to the dataset. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path) [Default: None]
path (filename or directory path) where to store downloaded file(s). In case of multiple URLs provided, must point to a directory. Otherwise current directory is used. Constraints: value must be a string [Default: None]
flag to overwrite it if target file exists. [Default: False]
pass the downloaded files to datalad add-archive-content --delete. [Default: False]
by default all modifications to a dataset are immediately saved. Giving this option will disable this behavior. [Default: True]
a description of the state or the changes made to a dataset. Constraints: value must be a string [Default: None]


datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datalad.org>.

2019-02-08