Scientific Data Management » REX » IF Data Handling Client Tools (ifdhc)

h1. ifdh commands

* *ifdh* _ cp  src  dest _

** general file copy using cpn or srmcp

* *ifdh* _ fetchInput  src_uri _

** get input file to local scratch, return scratch location

* *ifdh* _ addOutputFile  filename _

** add output file to set

* *ifdh* _ copyBackOutput  dest_dir _

** copy output file set to destination with cpn or srmcp

* *ifdh* _ log  message _

** logging 

* *ifdh* _ enterState  state _

** log entering/leaving states

* *ifdh* _ leaveState  state _

** log entering/leaving states

* *ifdh* _ createDefinition  name  dims  user  group _

** make a named dataset definition from a dimension string

* *ifdh* _ deleteDefinition  name _

** remove data set definition

* *ifdh* _ describeDefinition  name _

** describe a named dataset definition

* *ifdh* _ translateConstraints  dims _

** give file list for dimension string

* *ifdh* _ locateFile  name _

** locate a file

* *ifdh* _ getMetadata  name _

** get a files metadata

* *ifdh* _ dumpStation  name  what  _

** give a dump of a SAM station status

* *ifdh* _ startProject  name  station  defname_or_id  user  group _

** start a new file delivery project

* *ifdh* _ findProject  name  station _

** find a started project

* *ifdh* _ establishProcess  projecturi  appname  appversion  location  user  appfamily   description   filelimit  _

** set yourself up as a file consumer process for a project

* *ifdh* _ getNextFile  projecturi  processid _

** get the next file location from a project

* *ifdh* _ updateFileStatus  projecturi  processid  filename  status _

** update the file status (use: transferred, skipped, or consumed)

* *ifdh* _ endProcess  projecturi  processid _

** end the process

* *ifdh* _ dumpProcess  projecturi  processid _

** say what the sam station knows about your process

* *ifdh* _ setStatus  projecturi  processid  status _

** set process status

* *ifdh* _ endProject  projecturi _

** end the project

* *ifdh* _ cleanup  _

** clean up any tmp file stuff