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Manage your data with GoCommands

GoCommands is a lightweight, portable command-line tool designed for seamless data management within the Data Store. It provides comprehensive support for data transfers, bulk transfers, synchronization, access control, SFTP configuration, and metadata management. As a versatile alternative to iCommands, GoCommands runs on virtually any operating system, including embedded environments like Raspberry Pi, offering greater flexibility across platforms.

This guide covers installation, data transfer methods, access management, and metadata handling to help you efficiently manage your data in the Data Store.

The GoCommands contents page lists every guide in this section, from installation to troubleshooting.

Under the hood

GoCommands talks to the Data Store's iRODS servers at data.cyverse.org (port 1247). The service layout is described in Data Store and Data Store administration in the CyVerse Developer Documentation.

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