File

Manage files in the Opal file system.

opal file <PATH> <CREDENTIALS> [OPTIONS] [EXTRAS]

Arguments

Argument

Description

PATH

The path of the file in the Opal file system

Options

Option

Description

--download, -dl

Download a file or a folder (as a zip file)

--download-password PASSWORD, -dlp PASSWORD

Password to encrypt the file content (8 characters minimum).

--upload UPLOAD, -up UPLOAD

Upload a local file to a folder in Opal file system

--delete, -dt

Delete a file on Opal file system

--force, -f

Skip confirmation

Credentials

Authentication can be done by username/password credentials OR by personal access token OR by certificate/private key pair (two-way SSL authentication).

Option

Description

--opal OPAL, -o OPAL

Opal server base url

--user USER, -u USER

Credentials auth: user name (requires a password)

--password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD

Credentials auth: user password (requires a user name)

--token TOKEN, -tk TOKEN

Token auth: user’s personal access token

--ssl-cert SSL_CERT, -sc SSL_CERT

Two-way SSL auth: certificate/public key file (requires a private key)

--ssl-key SSL_KEY, -sk SSL_KEY

Two-way SSL auth: private key file (requires a certificate)

Extras

Option

Description

-h, --help

Show the command help’s message.

--verbose, -v

Verbose output.

--json, -j

Output pretty-print JSON

Example

Upload a file to Opal file system:

opal file --opal https://opal-demo.obiba.org --user administrator --password password -up /path/to/local/file /home/administrator

Download a folder (encrypted zip file) from Opal file system:

opal file --opal https://opal-demo.obiba.org --user administrator --password password --download-password foobar123 /home/administrator/export/collected > collected.zip

Download a file from Opal file system:

opal file --opal https://opal-demo.obiba.org --user administrator --password password -dl /home/administrator/HOP-FNAC2.xml > HOP-FNAC2.xml

Delete a file from Opal file system:

opal file --opal https://opal-demo.obiba.org --user administrator --password password -dt /home/administrator/HOP-FNAC2.xml