Index of dx commands
This page contains the help messages for each of the commands under dx, grouped by their primary category.
help
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usage: dx help [-h] [command_or_category] [subcommand]
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Displays the help message for the given command (and subcommand if given), or
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displays the list of all commands in the given category.
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CATEGORIES
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all All commands
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session Manage your login session
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fs Navigate and organize your projects and files
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data View, download, and upload data
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metadata View and modify metadata for projects, data, and executions
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workflow View and modify workflows
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exec Manage and run apps, applets, and workflows
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org Administer and operate on orgs
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other Miscellaneous advanced utilities
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EXAMPLE
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To find all commands related to running and monitoring a job and then display
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the help message for the command "run", run
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$ dx help exec
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<list of all execution-related dx commands>
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$ dx help run
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<help message for dx run>
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positional arguments:
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command_or_category Display the help message for the given command, or the
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list of all available commands for the given category
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subcommand Display the help message for the given subcommand of
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the command
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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Overriding environment variables
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usage: dx command ... [--apiserver-host APISERVER_HOST]
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[--apiserver-port APISERVER_PORT]
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[--apiserver-protocol APISERVER_PROTOCOL]
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[--project-context-id PROJECT_CONTEXT_ID]
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[--workspace-id WORKSPACE_ID]
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[--security-context SECURITY_CONTEXT]
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[--auth-token AUTH_TOKEN]
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--apiserver-host APISERVER_HOST
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API server host
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--apiserver-port APISERVER_PORT
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API server port
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--apiserver-protocol APISERVER_PROTOCOL
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API server protocol (http or https)
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--project-context-id PROJECT_CONTEXT_ID
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Default project or project context ID
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--workspace-id WORKSPACE_ID
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Workspace ID (for jobs only)
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--security-context SECURITY_CONTEXT
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JSON string of security context
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--auth-token AUTH_TOKEN
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Authentication token
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Category: session
Manage your login session.
login
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usage: dx login [-h] [--env-help] [--token TOKEN] [--noprojects] [--save]
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[--timeout TIMEOUT]
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Log in interactively and acquire credentials. Use "--token" to log in with an
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existing API token.
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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--token TOKEN Authentication token to use
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--noprojects Do not print available projects
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--save Save token and other environment variables for future
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sessions
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--timeout TIMEOUT Timeout for this login token (in seconds, or use suffix
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s, m, h, d, w, M, y)
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logout
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usage: dx logout [-h] [--env-help] [--host HOST] [--port PORT]
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[--protocol PROTOCOL]
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Log out and remove credentials
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--host HOST Log out of the given auth server host (port must also
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be given)
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--port PORT Log out of the given auth server port (host must also
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be given)
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--protocol PROTOCOL Used in conjunction with host and port arguments, gives
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the protocol to use when contacting auth server
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exit
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usage: dx exit [-h]
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Exit out of the interactive shell
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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whoami
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usage: dx whoami [-h] [--env-help] [--id]
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Print the username of the current user, in the form "user-USERNAME"
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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--id Print user ID instead of username
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env
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usage: dx env [-h] [--env-help] [--bash] [--dx-flags]
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Prints all environment variables in use as they have been resolved from
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environment variables and configuration files. For more details, see
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https://documentation.dnanexus.com/user/helpstrings-of-sdk-command-line-utilities#overriding-environment-variables
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--bash Prints a list of bash commands to export the environment
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variables
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--dx-flags Prints the dx options to override the environment variables
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clearenv
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usage: dx clearenv [-h] [--reset]
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Clears all environment variables set by dx. More specifically, it removes
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local state stored in ~/.dnanexus_config/environment. Does not affect the
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environment variables currently set in your shell.
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--reset Reset dx environment variables to empty values. Use this to
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avoid interference between multiple dx sessions when using shell
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environment variables.
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Category: fs
Navigate and organize your projects and files
ls
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usage: dx ls [-h] [--color {off,on,auto}] [--delimiter [DELIMITER]]
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[--env-help] [--brief | --verbose] [-a] [-l] [--obj] [--folders]
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[--full]
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[path]
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List folders and/or objects in a folder
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path Folder (possibly in another project) to list the
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contents of, default is the current directory in the
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current project. Syntax: projectID:/folder/path
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--color {off,on,auto}
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Set when color is used (color=auto is used when stdout
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is a TTY)
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--delimiter [DELIMITER], --delim [DELIMITER]
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Always use exactly one of DELIMITER to separate fields
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to be printed; if no delimiter is provided with this
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flag, TAB will be used
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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-a, --all show hidden files
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-l, --long Alias for "verbose"
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--obj show only objects
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--folders show only folders
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--full show full paths of folders
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tree
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usage: dx tree [-h] [--color {off,on,auto}] [--env-help] [-a] [-l] [path]
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List folders and objects in a tree
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path Folder (possibly in another project) to list the
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contents of, default is the current directory in the
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current project. Syntax: projectID:/folder/path
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--color {off,on,auto}
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Set when color is used (color=auto is used when stdout
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is a TTY)
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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-a, --all show hidden files
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-l, --long use a long listing format
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pwd
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usage: dx pwd [-h] [--env-help]
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Print current working directory
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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select
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usage: dx select [-h] [--env-help] [--name NAME]
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[--level {VIEW,UPLOAD,CONTRIBUTE,ADMINISTER}] [--public]
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[project]
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Interactively list and select a project to switch to. By default, only lists
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projects for which you have at least CONTRIBUTE permissions. Use --public to
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see the list of public projects.
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project Name or ID of a project to switch to; if not provided
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a list will be provided for you
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--name NAME Name of the project (wildcard patterns supported)
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--level {VIEW,UPLOAD,CONTRIBUTE,ADMINISTER}
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Minimum level of permissions expected
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--public Include ONLY public projects (will automatically set
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--level to VIEW)
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cd
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usage: dx cd [-h] [--env-help] [path]
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Change the current working directory
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path Folder (possibly in another project) to which to change the
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current working directory, default is "/" in the current project
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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cp
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usage: dx cp [-h] [--env-help] [-a] source [source ...] destination
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Copy objects and/or folders between different projects. Folders will
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automatically be copied recursively. To specify which project to use as a
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source or destination, prepend the path or ID of the object/folder with the
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project ID or name and a colon.
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EXAMPLES
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The first example copies a file in a project called "FirstProj" to the
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current directory of the current project. The second example copies the
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object named "reads.fq.gz" in the current directory to the folder
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/folder/path in the project with ID "project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q",
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and finally renaming it to "newname.fq.gz".
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$ dx cp FirstProj:file-B0XBQFygpqGK8ZPjbk0Q000q .
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$ dx cp reads.fq.gz project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q:/folder/path/newname.fq.gz
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source Objects and/or folder names to copy
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destination Folder into which to copy the sources or new pathname (if only
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one source is provided). Must be in a different
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project/container than all source paths.
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without
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prompting
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mv
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usage: dx mv [-h] [--env-help] [-a] source [source ...] destination
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Move or rename data objects and/or folders inside a single project. To copy
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data between different projects, use 'dx cp' instead.
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source Objects and/or folder names to move
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destination Folder into which to move the sources or new pathname (if only
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one source is provided). Must be in the same project/container
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as all source paths.
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without
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prompting
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mkdir
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usage: dx mkdir [-h] [--env-help] [-p] path [path ...]
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Create a new folder
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path Paths to folders to create
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-p, --parents no error if existing, create parent directories as needed
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rmdir
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usage: dx rmdir [-h] [--env-help] path [path ...]
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Remove a folder
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path Paths to folders to remove
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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rm
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usage: dx rm [-h] [--env-help] [-a] [-r] [-f] path [path ...]
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Remove data objects and folders.
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path Paths to remove
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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-r, --recursive Recurse into a directory
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-f, --force Force removal of files
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rmproject
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usage: dx rmproject [-h] [--env-help] [-y] [-q] project [project ...]
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Delete projects and all their associated data
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project Projects to remove
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-y, --yes Do not ask for confirmation
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-q, --quiet Do not print purely informational messages
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archive
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usage: dx archive [-h] [-a] [-q] [--all-copies] [-y] [--no-recurse]
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path [path ...]
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Requests for the specified set files or for the files in a single specified folder in ONE project to be archived on the platform.
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For each file, if this is the last copy of a file to have archival requested, it will trigger the full archival of the object.
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Otherwise, the file will be marked in an archival state denoting that archival has been requested.
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The input paths should be either 1 folder path or up to 1000 files, and all path(s) need to be in the same project.
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To specify which project to use, prepend the path or ID of the file/folder with the project ID or name and a colon.
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# archive 3 files in project "FirstProj" with project ID project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q
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$ dx archive FirstProj:file-B0XBQFygpqGK8ZPjbk0Q000Q FirstProj:/path/to/file1 project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q:/file2
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$ dx select FirstProj
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$ dx archive file-A00000ygpqGK8ZPjbk0Q000Q file-B00000ygpqGK8ZPjbk0Q000Q
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$ dx archive project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q:/
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path May refer to a single folder or specify up to 1000
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files inside a project.
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without
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prompting
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-q, --quiet Do not print extra info messages
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--all-copies If true, archive all the copies of files in projects
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with the same billTo org.
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-y, --yes Do not ask for confirmation.
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--no-recurse When `path` refers to a single folder, this flag
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causes only files in the specified folder and not its
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subfolders to be archived. This flag has no impact
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when `path` input refers to a collection of files.
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If -q option is not specified, prints "Tagged <count> file(s) for archival"
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unarchive
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usage: dx unarchive [-h] [-a] [--rate {Expedited,Standard,Bulk}] [-q] [-y] [--no-recurse] path [path ...]
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Requests for a specified set files or for the files in a single specified folder in ONE project to be unarchived on the platform.
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The requested copy will eventually be transitioned over to the live state while all other copies will move over to the archival state.
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# unarchive 3 files in project "FirstProj" with project ID project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q
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$ dx unarchive FirstProj:file-B0XBQFygpqGK8ZPjbk0Q000Q FirstProj:/path/to/file1 project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q:/file2
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$ dx select FirstProj
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$ dx unarchive file-A00000ygpqGK8ZPjbk0Q000Q file-B00000ygpqGK8ZPjbk0Q000Q
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$ dx unarchive project-B0VK6F6gpqG6z7JGkbqQ000Q:/
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path May refer to a single folder or specify up to 1000 files inside a project.
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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--rate {Expedited,Standard,Bulk}
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The speed at which all files in this request are unarchived.
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- Azure regions: {Expedited, Standard}
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- AWS regions: {Expedited, Standard, Bulk}
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-q, --quiet Do not print extra info messages
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-y, --yes Do not ask for confirmation.
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--no-recurse When `path` refers to a single folder, this flag causes only files in the
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If -q option is not specified, prints "Tagged <> file(s) for unarchival, totalling <> GB, costing <> "
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Category: data
View, download, and upload data
describe
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usage: dx describe [-h] [--json] [--color {off,on,auto}]
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[--delimiter [DELIMITER]] [--env-help] [--details]
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[--verbose] [--name] [--multi]
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path
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Describe a DNAnexus entity. Use this command to describe data objects by name
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or ID, jobs, apps, users, organizations, etc. If using the "--json" flag, it
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will thrown an error if more than one match is found (but if you would like a
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JSON array of the describe hashes of all matches, then provide the "--multi"
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flag). Otherwise, it will always display all results it finds.
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ID; you may still get a result if you have access to a copy of the object in
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some other project, but if it exists in the specified project, its description
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will be returned.
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path Object ID or path to an object (possibly in another
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project) to describe.
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--json Display return value in JSON
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--color {off,on,auto}
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Set when color is used (color=auto is used when stdout
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--delimiter [DELIMITER], --delim [DELIMITER]
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Always use exactly one of DELIMITER to separate fields
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flag, TAB will be used
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--details Include details of data objects
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--verbose Include all possible metadata
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--name Only print the matching names, one per line
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upload
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usage: dx upload [-h] [--visibility {hidden,visible}] [--property KEY=VALUE]
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[--type TYPE] [--tag TAG] [--details DETAILS] [-p]
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[--brief | --verbose] [--env-help] [--path [PATH]] [-r]
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[--wait] [--no-progress] [--buffer-size WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE]
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[--singlethread]
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filename [filename ...]
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Upload local file(s) or directory. If "-" is provided, stdin will be used
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--path/--destination is provided with a path ending in a slash, the filename
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will be used, and the folder path will be used as a destination. If it does
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not end in a slash, then it will be used as the final name.
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filename Local file or directory to upload ("-" indicates stdin
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input); provide multiple times to upload multiple
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files or directories
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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--path [PATH], --destination [PATH]
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DNAnexus path to upload file(s) to (default uses
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current project and folder if not provided)
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-r, --recursive Upload directories recursively
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--wait Wait until the file has finished closing
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--no-progress Do not show a progress bar
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--buffer-size WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE
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Set the write buffer size (in bytes)
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--singlethread Enable singlethreaded uploading
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--visibility {hidden,visible}
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Whether the object is hidden or not
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--property KEY=VALUE Key-value pair to add as a property; repeat as
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--type TYPE Type of the data object; repeat as necessary, e.g. "--
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--tag TAG Tag of the data object; repeat as necessary, e.g. "--
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tag tag1 --tag tag2"
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--details DETAILS JSON to store as details
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-p, --parents Create any parent folders necessary
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download
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usage: dx download [-h] [--env-help] [-o OUTPUT] [-f] [-r] [-a]
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[--no-progress] [--lightweight] [--unicode]
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Download the contents of a file object or multiple objects. Use "-o -" to
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path Data object ID or name, or folder to download
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
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Local filename or directory to be used ("-" indicates
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stdout output); if not supplied or a directory is
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along with any applicable extensions
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-f, --overwrite Resume an interupted download if the local and remote
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file signatures match. If the signatures do not match
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the local file will be overwritten.
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-r, --recursive Download folders recursively
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-a, --all If multiple objects match the input, download all of
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--no-progress Do not show a progress bar
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--lightweight Skip some validation steps to make fewer API calls
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--unicode Display the characters as text/unicode when writing to
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stdout
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make_download_url
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usage: dx make_download_url [-h] [--duration DURATION] [--filename FILENAME]
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path
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Creates a pre-authenticated link that can be used to download a file without
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path Data object ID or name to access
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--duration DURATION Time for which the URL will remain valid (in seconds,
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--filename FILENAME Name that the server will instruct the client to save
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the file as (default is the filename)
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cat
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usage: dx cat [-h] [--env-help] [--unicode] path [path ...]
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path File ID or name(s) to print to stdout
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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--unicode Display the characters as text/unicode when writing to stdout
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head
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usage: dx head [-h] [--color {off,on,auto}] [--env-help] [-n N] path
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Print the first part of a file. By default, prints the first 10 lines.
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path File ID or name to access
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--color {off,on,auto}
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Set when color is used (color=auto is used when stdout
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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-n N, --lines N Print the first N lines (default 10)
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new
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usage: dx new [-h] class ...
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Use this command with one of the available subcommands (classes) to create a
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user Create a new user account
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org Create new non-billable org
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project Create a new project
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record Create a new record
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workflow Create a new workflow
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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new project
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usage: dx new project [-h] [--brief | --verbose] [--env-help]
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[--region REGION] [-s] [--bill-to BILL_TO] [--phi]
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[--database-ui-view-only]
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[name]
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Create a new project
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positional arguments:
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name Name of the new project
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--region REGION Region affinity of the new project
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-s, --select Select the new project as current after creating
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--bill-to BILL_TO ID of the user or org to which the project will be
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billed. The default value is the billTo of the
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requesting user.
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--phi Add PHI protection to project
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--database-ui-view-only
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If set to true, viewers of the project will not be
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able to access database data directly
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new record
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usage: dx new record [-h] [--visibility {hidden,visible}]
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[--property KEY=VALUE] [--type TYPE] [--tag TAG]
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[--details DETAILS] [-p] [--brief | --verbose]
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[--env-help] [--init INIT] [--close]
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[path]
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Create a new record
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positional arguments:
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path DNAnexus path for the new data object (default uses
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current project and folder if not provided)
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--init INIT Path to record from which to initialize all metadata
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--close Close the record immediately after creating it
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metadata arguments:
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--visibility {hidden,visible}
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Whether the object is hidden or not
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--property KEY=VALUE Key-value pair to add as a property; repeat as
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necessary,
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e.g. "--property key1=val1 --property key2=val2"
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--type TYPE Type of the data object; repeat as necessary,
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e.g. "--type type1 --type type2"
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--tag TAG Tag of the data object; repeat as necessary,
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e.g. "--tag tag1 --tag tag2"
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--details DETAILS JSON to store as details
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-p, --parents Create any parent folders necessary
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new workflow
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usage: dx new workflow [-h] [--visibility {hidden,visible}]
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[--property KEY=VALUE] [--type TYPE] [--tag TAG]
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[--details DETAILS] [-p] [--brief | --verbose]
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[--env-help] [--title TITLE] [--summary SUMMARY]
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[--description DESCRIPTION]
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[--output-folder OUTPUT_FOLDER] [--init INIT]
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[path]
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Create a new workflow
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positional arguments:
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path DNAnexus path for the new data object (default uses
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current project and folder if not provided)
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--title TITLE Workflow title
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--summary SUMMARY Workflow summary
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--description DESCRIPTION
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Workflow description
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--output-folder OUTPUT_FOLDER
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Default output folder for the workflow
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--init INIT Path to workflow or an analysis ID from which to
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initialize all metadata
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metadata arguments:
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--visibility {hidden,visible}
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Whether the object is hidden or not
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--property KEY=VALUE Key-value pair to add as a property; repeat as
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necessary,
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e.g. "--property key1=val1 --property key2=val2"
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--type TYPE Type of the data object; repeat as necessary,
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e.g. "--type type1 --type type2"
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--tag TAG Tag of the data object; repeat as necessary,
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e.g. "--tag tag1 --tag tag2"
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--details DETAILS JSON to store as details
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-p, --parents Create any parent folders necessary
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close
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usage: dx close [-h] [--env-help] [-a] [--wait] path [path ...]
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Close a remote data object or set of objects.
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path Path to a data object to close
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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--wait Wait for the object(s) to close
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wait
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usage: dx wait [-h] [--env-help] [--from-file] path [path ...]
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Polls the state of specified data object(s) or job(s) until they are all in
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the desired state. Waits until the "closed" state for a data object, and for
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any terminal state for a job ("terminated", "failed", or "done"). Exits with a
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non-zero code if a job reaches a terminal state that is not "done". Can also
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provide a local file containing a list of data object(s) or job(s), one per
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line; the file will be read if "--from-file" argument is added.
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positional arguments:
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path Path to a data object, job ID, or file with IDs to wait for
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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--from-file Read the list of objects to wait for from the file provided in
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path
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get
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usage: dx get [-h] [--env-help] [-o OUTPUT] [--filename FILENAME]
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[--allow-all-files] [--recurse] [--no-ext] [--omit-resources]
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[-f]
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path
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Download the contents of some types of data (records, apps, applets,
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workflows, files, and databases). Downloading an app, applet or a workflow
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will attempt to reconstruct a source directory that can be used to rebuild it
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with "dx build". Use "-o -" to direct the output to stdout.
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positional arguments:
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path Data object ID or name to access
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
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local file path where the data is to be saved ("-"
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indicates stdout output for objects of class file and
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record). If not supplied, the object's name on the
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platform will be used, along with any applicable
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extensions. For app(let) and workflow objects, if
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OUTPUT does not exist, the object's source directory
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will be created there; if OUTPUT is an existing
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directory, a new directory with the object's name will
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be created inside it.
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--filename FILENAME When downloading from a database, name of the file or
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folder to be downloaded. If omitted, all files in the
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database will be downloaded, so use caution and
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include the --allow-all-files argument.
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--allow-all-files When downloading from a database, this allows all
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files in a database to be downloaded when --filename
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argument is omitted.
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--recurse When downloading from a database, look for files
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recursively down the directory structure. Otherwise,
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by default, only look on one level.
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--no-ext If -o is not provided, do not add an extension to the
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filename
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--omit-resources When downloading an app(let), omit fetching the
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resources associated with the app(let).
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-f, --overwrite Overwrite the local file if necessary
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find data
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usage: dx find data [-h] [--brief | --verbose] [--json]
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[--color {off,on,auto}] [--delimiter [DELIMITER]]
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[--env-help] [--property KEY[=VALUE]] [--tag TAG]
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[--class {record,file,applet,workflow,database}]
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[--state {open,closing,closed,any}]
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[--visibility {hidden,visible,either}] [--name NAME]
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[--type TYPE] [--link LINK] [--all-projects]
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[--path PROJECT:FOLDER] [--norecurse]
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[--created-after CREATED_AFTER]
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[--created-before CREATED_BEFORE] [--mod-after MOD_AFTER]
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[--mod-before MOD_BEFORE] [--region REGION]
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Finds data objects subject to the given search parameters. By default,
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restricts the search to the current project if set. To search over all
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projects (excluding public projects), use --all-projects (overrides --path and
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--norecurse).
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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--json Display return value in JSON
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--color {off,on,auto}
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Set when color is used (color=auto is used when stdout
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is a TTY)
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--delimiter [DELIMITER], --delim [DELIMITER]
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Always use exactly one of DELIMITER to separate fields
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to be printed; if no delimiter is provided with this
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flag, TAB will be used
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--property KEY[=VALUE]
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Key-value pair of a property or simply a property key;
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if only a key is provided, matches a result that has
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the key with any value; repeat as necessary, e.g. "--
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property key1=val1 --property key2"
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--tag TAG Tag to match; repeat as necessary, e.g. "--tag tag1
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--tag tag2" will require both tags
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--class {record,file,applet,workflow,database}
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Data object class
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--state {open,closing,closed,any}
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State of the object
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--visibility {hidden,visible,either}
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Whether the object is hidden or not
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--name NAME Name of the object
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--type TYPE Type of the data object
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--link LINK Object ID that the data object links to
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--all-projects, --allprojects
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Extend search to all projects (excluding public
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projects)
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--path PROJECT:FOLDER
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Project and/or folder in which to restrict the results
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--norecurse Do not recurse into subfolders
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--created-after CREATED_AFTER
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Date (e.g. 2012-01-01) or integer timestamp after
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which the object was created (negative number means ms
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in the past, or use suffix s, m, h, d, w, M, y)
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Negative input example "--created-after=-2d"
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--created-before CREATED_BEFORE
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Date (e.g. 2012-01-01) or integer timestamp before
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which the object was created (negative number means ms
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in the past, or use suffix s, m, h, d, w, M, y)
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Negative input example "--created-before=-2d"
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--mod-after MOD_AFTER
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Date (e.g. 2012-01-01) or integer timestamp after
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which the object was last modified (negative number
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means ms in the past, or use suffix s, m, h, d, w, M,
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y) Negative input example "--mod-after=-2d"
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--mod-before MOD_BEFORE
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Date (e.g. 2012-01-01) or integer timestamp before
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which the object was last modified (negative number
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means ms in the past, or use suffix s, m, h, d, w, M,
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y) Negative input example "--mod-before=-2d"
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--region REGION Restrict the search to the provided region
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find projects
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usage: dx find projects [-h] [--brief | --verbose] [--json]
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[--delimiter [DELIMITER]] [--env-help]
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[--property KEY[=VALUE]] [--tag TAG]
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[--phi {true,false}] [--name NAME]
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[--level {VIEW,UPLOAD,CONTRIBUTE,ADMINISTER}]
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[--public] [--created-after CREATED_AFTER]
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[--created-before CREATED_BEFORE] [--region REGION]
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Finds projects subject to the given search parameters. Use the --public flag
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to list all public projects.
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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--json Display return value in JSON
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--delimiter [DELIMITER], --delim [DELIMITER]
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Always use exactly one of DELIMITER to separate fields
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to be printed; if no delimiter is provided with this
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flag, TAB will be used
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--property KEY[=VALUE]
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Key-value pair of a property or simply a property key;
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if only a key is provided, matches a result that has
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the key with any value; repeat as necessary, e.g. "--
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--tag TAG Tag to match; repeat as necessary, e.g. "--tag tag1
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--tag tag2" will require both tags
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--phi {true,false} If set to true, only projects that contain PHI data
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will be retrieved. If set to false, only projects that
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--name NAME Name of the project
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--level {VIEW,UPLOAD,CONTRIBUTE,ADMINISTER}
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Minimum level of permissions expected
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--public Include ONLY public projects (will automatically set
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--level to VIEW)
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--created-after CREATED_AFTER
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Date (e.g. 2012-01-01) or integer timestamp after
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which the project was created (negative number means
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ms in the past, or use suffix s, m, h, d, w, M, y)
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Negative input example "--created-after=-2d"
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--created-before CREATED_BEFORE
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Date (e.g. 2012-01-01) or integer timestamp after
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which the project was created (negative number means
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ms in the past, or use suffix s, m, h, d, w, M, y)
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Negative input example "--created-before=-2d"
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--region REGION Restrict the search to the provided region
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Category: metadata
View and modify metadata for projects and data objects.
See also dx describe and dx close.
set_details
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usage: dx set_details [-h] [--env-help] [-a] [-f DETAILS_FILE] path [details]
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Set the JSON details of a data object.
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positional arguments:
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path ID or path to data object to modify
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details JSON to store as details
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without
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prompting
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-f DETAILS_FILE, --details-file DETAILS_FILE
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Path to local file containing JSON to store as details
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get_details
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usage: dx get_details [-h] [--env-help] path
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Get the JSON details of a data object.
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positional arguments:
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path ID or path to data object to get details for
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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set_visibility
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usage: dx set_visibility [-h] [--env-help] [-a] path {hidden,visible}
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Set visibility on a data object.
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path ID or path to data object to modify
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{hidden,visible} Visibility that the object should have
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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add_types
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usage: dx add_types [-h] [--env-help] [-a] path type [type ...]
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Add types to a data object. See
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https://documentation.dnanexus.com/developer/api/data-object-lifecycle/types
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for a list of DNAnexus types.
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positional arguments:
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path ID or path to data object to modify
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type Types to add
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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remove_types
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usage: dx remove_types [-h] [--env-help] [-a] path type [type ...]
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Remove types from a data object. See
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for a list of DNAnexus types.
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positional arguments:
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path ID or path to data object to modify
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type Types to remove
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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tag
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usage: dx tag [-h] [--env-help] [-a] path tag [tag ...]
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Tag a project, data object, or execution. Note that a project context must be
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either set or specified for data object IDs or paths.
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positional arguments:
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path ID or path to project, data object, or execution to modify
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tag Tags to add
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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untag
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usage: dx untag [-h] [--env-help] [-a] path tag [tag ...]
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Untag a project, data object, or execution. Note that a project context must
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be either set or specified for data object IDs or paths.
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positional arguments:
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path ID or path to project, data object, or execution to modify
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tag Tags to remove
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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rename
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usage: dx rename [-h] [--env-help] [-a] path name
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Rename a project or data object. To rename folders, use 'dx mv' instead. Note
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that a project context must be either set or specified to rename a data
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object. To specify a project or a project context, append a colon character
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":" after the project ID or name.
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path Path to project or data object to rename
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name New name
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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set_properties
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usage: dx set_properties [-h] [--env-help] [-a]
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path propertyname=value [propertyname=value ...]
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Set properties of a project, data object, or execution. Note that a project
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path ID or path to project, data object, or execution to
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modify
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propertyname=value Key-value pairs of property names and their new values
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without
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prompting
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unset_properties
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usage: dx unset_properties [-h] [--env-help] [-a]
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path propertyname [propertyname ...]
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Unset properties of a project, data object, or execution. Note that a project
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path ID or path to project, data object, or execution to modify
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propertyname Property names to unset
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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-a, --all Apply to all results with the same name without prompting
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Category: exec
Manage and run your apps, applets, and workflows.
build
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usage: dx build [-h] [--env-help] [--brief | --verbose] [--ensure-upload]
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[--force-symlinks] [--app] [--workflow] [--globalworkflow]
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[-d DESTINATION] [--dry-run] [--publish] [--from _FROM]
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[--remote] [--no-watch] [-f] [-a] [-v VERSION]
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[-b USER_OR_ORG] [--no-check-syntax]
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[--no-version-autonumbering] [--no-update]
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[--no-dx-toolkit-autodep] [--no-parallel-build]
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[--no-temp-build-project] [-y] [--extra-args EXTRA_ARGS]
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[--run ...] [--region REGION] [--keep-open]
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[src_dir]
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Build an applet, app, or workflow object from a local source directory or an
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app from an existing applet in the platform. You can use dx-app-wizard to
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generate a skeleton directory of an app/applet with the necessary files.
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positional arguments:
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src_dir Source directory that contains dxapp.json or
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dxworkflow.json. (default: current directory)
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment
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variables
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--brief Display a brief version of the return value; for most
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commands, prints a DNAnexus ID per line
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--verbose If available, displays extra verbose output
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--ensure-upload If specified, will bypass computing checksum of
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resources directory and upload it unconditionally; by
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default, will compute checksum and upload only if it
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differs from a previously uploaded resources bundle.
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--force-symlinks If specified, will not attempt to dereference symbolic
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links pointing outside of the resource directory. By
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default, any symlinks within the resource directory
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are kept as links while links to files outside the
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resource directory are dereferenced (note that links
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to directories outside of the resource directory will
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cause an error).
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--app, --create-app Create an app.
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--workflow, --create-workflow
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Create a workflow.
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--globalworkflow, --create-globalworkflow
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Create a global workflow.
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--dry-run, -n Do not create an app(let): only perform local checks
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and compilation steps, and show the spec of the
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app(let) that would have been created.
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--remote Build the app remotely by uploading the source
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directory to the DNAnexus Platform and building it
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there. This option is useful if you would otherwise
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need to cross-compile the app(let) to target the
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Execution Environment.
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--no-watch Don't watch the real-time logs of the remote builder.
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(This option only applicable if --remote was
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specified).
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-v VERSION, --version VERSION
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Override the version number supplied in the manifest.
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This option needs to be specified when using --from
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option.
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--no-check-syntax Warn but do not fail when syntax problems are found
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(default is to fail on such errors)
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--no-dx-toolkit-autodep
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Do not auto-insert the dx-toolkit dependency (default
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runSpec)
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--no-parallel-build Build with make instead of make -jN.
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--extra-args EXTRA_ARGS
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Arguments (in JSON format) to pass to the /applet/new
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API method, overriding all other settings
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--run ... Run the app or applet after building it (options
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following this are passed to dx run; run at high
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priority by default)
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--keep-open Do not close workflow after building it. Cannot be
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used when building apps, applets or global workflows.
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(Only valid when --app/--create-app/--globalworkflow/--create-
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globalworkflow is specified)
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--publish Publish the resulting app/globalworkflow and make it
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the default.
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--from _FROM ID or path of the source applet/workflow to create an
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app/globalworkflow from. Source directory src_dir
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cannot be given when using this option
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-b USER_OR_ORG, --bill-to USER_OR_ORG
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Entity (of the form user-NAME or org-ORGNAME) to bill
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for the app/globalworkflow.
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--no-version-autonumbering
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Only attempt to create the version number supplied in
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the manifest (that is, do not try to create an
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autonumbered version such as 1.2.3+git.ab1b1c1d if
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1.2.3 already exists and is published).
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--no-update Never update an existing unpublished
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app/globalworkflow in place.
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--no-temp-build-project
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When building an app in a single region, build its
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applet in the current project instead of a temporary
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project.
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-y, --yes Do not ask for confirmation for potentially dangerous
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operations
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--region REGION Enable the app/globalworkflow in this region. This
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flag can be specified multiple times to enable the
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app/globalworkflow in multiple regions. If --region is
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not specified, then the enabled region(s) will be
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determined by 'regionalOptions' in dxapp.json, or the
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project context.
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options for creating applets or workflows:
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(Only valid when --app/--create-app/--globalworkflow/--create-
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globalworkflow is NOT specified)
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-d DESTINATION, --destination DESTINATION
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Specifies the destination project, destination folder,
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and/or name for the applet, in the form
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[PROJECT_NAME_OR_ID:][/[FOLDER/][NAME]]. Overrides the
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project, folder, and name fields of the dxapp.json or
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dxworkflow.json, if they were supplied.
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-f, --overwrite Remove existing applet(s) of the same name in the
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destination folder. This option is not yet supported
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for workflows.
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-a, --archive Archive existing applet(s) of the same name in the
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destination folder. This option is not yet supported
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for workflows.
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add users
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usage: dx add users [-h] [--env-help] app authorizedUser [authorizedUser ...]
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Add users or orgs to the list of authorized users of an app. Published
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versions of the app will only be accessible to users represented by this list
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and to developers of the app. Unpublished versions are restricted to the
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developers.
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positional arguments:
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app Name or ID of an app
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authorizedUser One or more users or orgs to add
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--env-help Display help message for overriding environment variables
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add developers
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usage: dx add developers [-h] [--env-help] app developer [developer ...]
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Add users or orgs to the list of developers for an app. Developers are able to
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build and publish new versions of the app, and add or remove others from the
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list of developers and authorized users.
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positional arguments:
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app Name or ID of an app
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developer One or more users or orgs to add