HELP
This readme is a loose assortment of quick tips.
Installing CLI directly from the latest GitHub release
The default destination is /usr/local/bin but here we install into /tmp/www
$ scripts/install_from_binaries.sh --dstdir /tmp/www
Installing aisloader => /tmp/www/aisloader
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Installing CLI => /tmp/www/ais
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Downloading CLI autocompletions (bash & zsh)...
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NOTE:
*** CLI autocompletions are now copied to /etc/bash_completion.d/ais ***
*** To enable, simply run: source /etc/bash_completion.d/ais ***
Done.
$ ls /tmp/www
ais aisloader
To see the version:
$ ais version
version 1.1.950525a50 (build 2023-03-30T18:51:58-0400)
Getting help
Note that ais help <command> is identical to ais <command> --help. In fact, the --help option is absolutely universal and will work across the entire CLI terms of providing context-relevant information.
But first, let’s see all CLI top-level commands with brief descriptions.
The text below can serve as a 30-seconds brief introduction into CLI usage and its capabilities.
NAME:
ais - AIS CLI: command-line management utility for AIStore
USAGE:
ais [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
VERSION:
1.1.950525a50
DESCRIPTION:
If <TAB-TAB> completion doesn't work:
* download https://github.com/NVIDIA/aistore/tree/main/cmd/cli/autocomplete
* run 'cmd/cli/autocomplete/install.sh'
To install CLI directly from GitHub: https://github.com/NVIDIA/aistore/blob/main/scripts/install_from_binaries.sh
COMMANDS:
bucket create/destroy buckets, list bucket's contents, show existing buckets and their properties
object put, get, list, rename, remove, and other operations on objects
cluster monitor and manage AIS cluster: add/remove nodes, change primary gateway, etc.
config configure AIS cluster and individual nodes (in the cluster); configure CLI (tool)
etl execute custom transformations on objects
job monitor, query, start/stop and manage jobs and eXtended actions (xactions)
auth add/remove/show users, manage user roles, manage access to AIS clusters
show show configuration, buckets, jobs, etc. - all managed entities in the cluster, and the cluster itself
help show a list of commands; show help for a given command
advanced special commands intended for development and advanced usage
storage monitor and manage clustered storage
archive Create multi-object archive, append files to an existing archive
log show log
performance show performance counters, throughput, latency and more (press <TAB-TAB> to select specific view)
remote-cluster show attached AIS clusters
alias manage top-level aliases
put (alias for "object put") PUT or APPEND one file or one directory, or multiple files and/or directories.
- use optional shell filename pattern (wildcard) to match/select sources;
- request '--compute-checksum' to facilitate end-to-end protection;
- progress bar via '--progress' to show runtime execution (uploaded files count and size);
- when writing directly from standard input use Ctrl-D to terminate;
- use '--archpath' to APPEND to an existing tar-formatted object.
start (alias for "job start") run batch job
stop (alias for "job stop") terminate a single batch job or multiple jobs (press <TAB-TAB> to select, '--help' for options)
wait (alias for "job wait") wait for a specific batch job to complete (press <TAB-TAB> to select, '--help' for options)
cp (alias for "bucket cp") copy entire bucket or selected objects (to select, use '--list' or '--template')
create (alias for "bucket create") create ais buckets
get (alias for "object get") get an object, an archived file, or a range of bytes from the above, and in addition:
- write the content locally with destination options including: filename, directory, STDOUT ('-');
- use '--prefix' to get multiple objects in one shot (empty prefix for the entire bucket).
ls (alias for "bucket ls") list buckets, objects in buckets, and files in objects formatted as archives
search search ais commands
GLOBAL OPTIONS:
--help, -h show help
--version, -v print the version