Manage your data with iCommands¶
iCommands is a command-line tool designed for efficient data management in iRODS. Developed by the iRODS Consortium, which created the iRODS data system powering the Data Store, iCommands provides robust support for data transfers, synchronization, access control, and metadata management. It is compatible with popular Linux environments.
This guide covers installation, data transfer, access management, and metadata handling to help you efficiently manage your data in the Data Store.
The iCommands contents page lists every guide in this section, from installation to troubleshooting.
Under the hood
iCommands 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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