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datalad update(1) datalad datalad update(1)

datalad update - update a dataset from a sibling.

datalad update [-h] [-s SIBLING] [--merge] [-d DATASET] [-r] [--recursion-limit LEVELS] [--fetch-all] [--reobtain-data] [PATH [PATH ...]]

path to a dataset that shall be updated. Constraints: value must be a string [Default: None]

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name of the sibling to update from. If no sibling is given, updates from all siblings are obtained. Constraints: value must be a string [Default: None]
merge obtained changes from the given or the default sibling. [Default: False]
"specify the dataset to update. If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify the dataset based on the input and/or the current working directory. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path) [Default: None]
if set, recurse into potential subdataset. [Default: False]
limit recursion into subdataset to the given number of levels. Constraints: value must be convertible to type 'int' [Default: None]
this option has no effect and will be removed in a future version. When no siblings are given, an all-sibling update will be performed. [Default: None]
if enabled, file content that was present before an update will be re-obtained in case a file was changed by the update. [Default: False]


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

2019-02-08