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The NBIA Data Retriever is a software product you can download and install so that you can download radiology images from from the TCIA Radiology Portal.
If you are using Linux, you can alternatively access NBIA Data Retriever's command-line interface, which does not require the desktop environment.
To run the NBIA Data Retriever on CentOS, run the following sample command.
Code Block /opt/NBIADataRetriever/NBIADataRetriever --cli <location>/<manifest file name>.tcia -d <parent location>/<download directory> -l <location>/<credential file> -v –f
To run the NBIA Data Retriever on Ubuntu, run the following sample command.
Code Block /opt/nbia-data-retriever/nbia-data-retriever --cli <location>/<manifest file name>.tcia -d <parent location>/<download directory> -l <location>/<credential file> -v –f
The options available for the command line interface are described in the following table.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -c, -C, --cli, --CLI | Indicates running as a CLI app |
| -d, -D < download directory> | Optional. Default is the current directory. |
| -f, -F | Skip the series the user does not have access to. Force the user to download the series if the user has access. Default is false. |
| -l <credential file> | Optional |
| -m or -M or --md5 or –MD5 | Enable validation of the checksums of the downloaded files. Default is that checksums will not be validated. |
| -p, -P <password> | Optional |
| -q, -Q | Quiet. Default is false |
| -u, -U <user name> | Optional |
| -v, -V | Verbose. Default is false. |
