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datalad add(1) General Commands Manual datalad add(1)

NAME

datalad add - add files/directories to an existing dataset.

SYNOPSIS

datalad add [-h] [-d PATH] [--to-git] [--nosave] [-m MESSAGE] [-F MESSAGE_FILE] [-r] [-R LEVELS] [-S] [--git-opts STRING] [--annex-opts STRING] [--annex-add-opts STRING] [-J NJOBS] PATH [PATH ...]

DESCRIPTION

*Note*: This is an obsolete interface. Use datalad.api.save or Dataset.save
instead.

Typically, files and directories to be added to a dataset would be placed into a directory of a dataset, and subsequently this command can be used to register this new content with the dataset. With recursion enabled, files will be added to their respective subdatasets as well.

By default all files are added to the dataset's annex, i.e. only their content identity and availability information is tracked with Git. This results in lightweight datasets. If desired, the --to-git flag can be used to tell datalad to inject files directly into Git. While this is not recommended for binary data or large files, it can be used for source code and meta-data to be able to benefit from Git's track and merge capabilities. Files checked directly into Git are always and unconditionally available immediately after installation of a dataset.

Power-user info: This command uses git annex add or git add to incorporate new dataset content.

OPTIONS

path/name of the component to be added. The component must exist on the filesystem already. Constraints: value must be a string

show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help message
specify the dataset to perform the add operation on. If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify the dataset based on the current working directory and/or the PATH given. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path)
-\-to-git
flag whether to add data directly to Git, instead of tracking data identity only. Usually this is not desired, as it inflates dataset sizes and impacts flexibility of data transport. If not specified - it will be up to git-annex to decide, possibly on .gitattributes options.
-\-nosave
by default all modifications to a dataset are immediately saved. Giving this option will disable this behavior.
a description of the state or the changes made to a dataset. Constraints: value must be a string
take the commit message from this file. This flag is mutually exclusive with -m. Constraints: value must be a string
if set, recurse into potential subdataset.
limit recursion into subdataset to the given number of levels. Constraints: value must be convertible to type 'int'
given paths of dataset (toplevel) locations will cause these datasets to be added to their respective superdatasets underneath a given base DATASET (instead of all their content to themselves). If no base DATASET is provided, this flag has no effect. Regular files and directories are always added to their respective datasets, regardless of this setting.
-\-git-opts STRING
option string to be passed to git calls. Constraints: value must be a string
-\-annex-opts STRING
option string to be passed to git annex calls. Constraints: value must be a string
-\-annex-add-opts STRING
option string to be passed to git annex add calls. Constraints: value must be a string
how many parallel jobs (where possible) to use. "auto" corresponds to the number defined by 'datalad.runtime.max-annex-jobs' configuration item. Constraints: value must be convertible to type 'int', or value must be one of ('auto',)

AUTHORS


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

2020-04-24 datalad add 0.12.6