datalad add-readme

Synopsis

datalad add-readme [-h] [-d DATASET] [--existing {skip|append|replace}] [--version] [PATH]

Description

Add basic information about DataLad datasets to a README file

The README file is added to the dataset and the addition is saved in the dataset. Note: Make sure that no unsaved modifications to your dataset’s .gitattributes file exist.

Options

PATH

Path of the README file within the dataset. Constraints: value must be a string [Default: ‘README.md’]

-h, --help, --help-np

show this help message. –help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help message

-d DATASET, --dataset DATASET

Dataset to add information to. If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify the dataset based on the current working directory. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path)

--existing {skip|append|replace}

How to react if a file with the target name already exists: ‘skip’: do nothing; ‘append’: append information to the existing file; ‘replace’: replace the existing file with new content. Constraints: value must be one of (‘skip’, ‘append’, ‘replace’) [Default: ‘skip’]

--version

show the module and its version which provides the command

Authors

datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datalad.org>.