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title: "Manage your data with iCommands"
description: "iCommands, the iRODS Consortium's command-line suite for transfers, synchronization, access control, and metadata in the Data Store."
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  - iCommands
  - iRODS
  - Data Store
  - Command Line
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# 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](https://unm-carc.github.io/cyverse/data-store/icommands/) page lists every guide in this section, from installation to troubleshooting.

!!! info "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](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/icommands/index.md){target=_blank} (last source update 2025-03-20), CC BY 4.0. Spotted a problem? [Open an issue](https://github.com/UNM-CARC/cyverse/issues){target=_blank}.</p>