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Dataset & File Info

List Authorized Datasets

egafetch list [--cf FILE]

When run without arguments, lists all datasets the authenticated user has access to.

egafetch list --cf credentials.json
Fetching authorized datasets...

Authorized datasets (3):

  EGAD00001001938
  EGAD00001003245
  EGAD00001005678

List Files in a Dataset

egafetch list EGAD... [--cf FILE]

When a dataset ID is provided, lists all files in that dataset with their IDs, sizes, and checksums.

egafetch list EGAD00001001938
Fetching files for dataset EGAD00001001938...
File ID              Size         Check  File Name
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
EGAF00001104661     500.0 MB     MD5    SLX-9630.A006.bwa.bam
EGAF00001104662     320.0 MB     MD5    SLX-9630.A007.bwa.bam
EGAF00001104480     450.0 MB     MD5    SLX-9630.A005.bwa.bam
...

60 files, 25.3 GB total

Flags

Flag Description
--cf, --config-file JSON config file with credentials

Show File Metadata

egafetch info EGAF... [--cf FILE]

Displays detailed metadata for a single file.

egafetch info EGAF00001104661
File ID:       EGAF00001104661
File Name:     SLX-9630.A006.bwa.bam
File Size:     500.0 MB (524288000 bytes)
Checksum:      d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
Checksum Type: MD5
Status:        available

Flags

Flag Description
--cf, --config-file JSON config file with credentials