If your user account has the Read permission level on a collection, you can download a data file in that collection to your local system. The following table compares the functionality available with each command:
| Command | Command Allows You To | Extract1 |
|---|---|---|
dm_download_dataobject | Download one file (up to 10 GB) to your local system. | Yes |
dm_download_dataobject_presigned | Download one file to your local system. | No |
dm_download_dataobject_globus | Download one or more files to Globus. | No |
dm_download_dataobject_s3 | Download one or more files to AWS S3. | No |
dm_download_dataobject_aspera | Download one or more files to dbGaP (Aspera). | No |
Footnote 1: In the Extract column, a "Yes" indicates you can extract files from a TAR, ZIP, or TGZ file in the archive.
