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title: "Manage your data with GoCommands"
description: "GoCommands, a portable cross-platform command-line client for transfers, synchronization, access control, and metadata in the Data Store."
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  - GoCommands
  - Data Store
  - Command Line
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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](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/gocommands/) page lists every guide in this section, from installation to troubleshooting.

!!! info "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](https://docs.cyverse.org/platform/data-store/){target=_blank} and [Data Store administration](https://docs.cyverse.org/operations/data-store/){target=_blank} in the CyVerse Developer Documentation.

<p class="carc-provenance" markdown>Adapted from [CyVerse Learning Materials](https://github.com/CyVerse-learning-materials/learning-materials-home/blob/b7392d21be4fd6a67d051847f98c81a18e058a12/docs/ds/gocommands/index.md){target=_blank} (last source update 2025-03-26), CC BY 4.0. Spotted a problem? [Open an issue](https://github.com/UNM-CARC/cyverse/issues){target=_blank}.</p>