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<h2 id="azuremove">AzureMove</h2>
<p>Move containers, files, or folders within your Azure storage account.</p>
<p>Choose either the <a href="#azuremove-container"><code>container</code></a>, <a href="#azuremove-file"><code>file</code></a>, or <a href="#azuremove-folder"><code>folder</code></a> functionality</p>
<h4 id="general-usage">General usage</h4>
<pre><code>usage: AzureMove [-h] {container,file,folder} ...
Move containers, files, or folders in Azure storage
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Available functionality:
{container,file,folder}
container Move a container in Azure storage
file Move a file within Azure storage
folder Move a folder within Azure storage
</code></pre>
<h3 id="azuremove-container">AzureMove container</h3>
<p>Move a container within your Azure storage account</p>
<h4 id="required-arguments">Required arguments:</h4>
<ul>
<li>container name</li>
<li>account name</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="optional-arguments">Optional arguments:</h4>
<ul>
<li>target container: name of the container into which the container is to be moved</li>
<li>path to store the container: nest the container within the target container</li>
<li>passphrase used to store your connection string in the system keyring (default is AzureStorage)</li>
<li>verbosity: set the logging level. Options are debug,info,warning,error,critical. Default is info</li>
<li>storage tier: set the storage tier of the file in Azure storage. Options are Hot, Cool, Archive. Default is Hot</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="example-commands">Example commands:</h4>
<p>These commands will use <code>container-name</code> as the name of the container, <code>target-container</code> as the name of the target container, and <code>account_name</code> as the name of the storage account</p>
<p>To perform a basic move (this also renames a container):</p>
<p><code>AzureMove container -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container</code></p>
<p>To move a container, and set the storage tier to <code>Cool</code></p>
<p><code>AzureMove container -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -s Cool</code></p>
<p>To move a container and nest it into folder <code>outputs</code>:</p>
<p><code>AzureMove container -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -r outputs</code></p>
<h4 id="usage">Usage</h4>
<pre><code>usage: AzureMove container [-h] -c CONTAINER_NAME -a ACCOUNT_NAME [-p PASSPHRASE] [-v VERBOSITY] -t TARGET_CONTAINER [-r RESET_PATH]
[-s STORAGE_TIER]
Move a container in Azure storage
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-c CONTAINER_NAME, --container_name CONTAINER_NAME
Name of the Azure storage container. Note that container names must be lowercase, between 3 and 63 characters, start with a letter or number, and can contain only letters, numbers, and the dash (-) character. Consecutive dashes are not permitted.
-a ACCOUNT_NAME, --account_name ACCOUNT_NAME
Name of the Azure storage account
-p PASSPHRASE, --passphrase PASSPHRASE
The passphrase to use when encrypting the azure storage-specific connection string to the system keyring. Default is "AzureStorage".
-v VERBOSITY, --verbosity VERBOSITY
Set the logging level. Options are debug, info, warning, error, and critical. Default is info.
-t TARGET_CONTAINER, --target_container TARGET_CONTAINER
The target container to which the container/file/folder is to be moved (this can be the same as the container_name if you want to move a file/folder within a container
-r RESET_PATH, --reset_path RESET_PATH
Set the path of the container/file/folder within a folder in the target container e.g. sequence_data/220202-m05722. If you want to place it directly in the container without any nesting, use or ''
-s STORAGE_TIER, --storage_tier STORAGE_TIER
Set the storage tier for the container/file/folder to be moved. Options are "Hot", "Cool", and "Archive". Default is Hot
</code></pre>
<h3 id="azuremove-file">AzureMove file</h3>
<p>Move a file within your Azure storage account</p>
<h4 id="required-arguments_1">Required arguments:</h4>
<ul>
<li>container name</li>
<li>account name</li>
<li>file name</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="optional-arguments_1">Optional arguments:</h4>
<ul>
<li>target container: name of the container into which the container is to be moved</li>
<li>path to store the container: nest the container within the target container</li>
<li>passphrase used to store your connection string in the system keyring (default is AzureStorage)</li>
<li>verbosity: set the logging level. Options are debug,info,warning,error,critical. Default is info</li>
<li>storage tier: set the storage tier of the file in Azure storage. Options are Hot, Cool, Archive. Default is Hot</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="example-commands_1">Example commands:</h4>
<p>These commands will use <code>container-name</code> as the name of the container, <code>target-container</code> as the name of the target container, and <code>account_name</code> as the name of the storage account</p>
<p>To move the file <code>file_name.gz</code></p>
<p><code>AzureMove file -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f file_name.gz</code></p>
<p>To move the file <code>file_name.gz</code>, and set the storage tier to <code>Cool</code></p>
<p><code>AzureMove file -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f file_name.gz -s Cool</code></p>
<p>To move the file <code>file_name.gz</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code></p>
<p><code>AzureMove file -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f outputs/file_name.gz</code></p>
<p>To move the file <code>file_name.gz</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to the root of the source container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove file -a account_name -c container-name -t container-name -f outputs/file_name.gz -r ""</code></p>
<p>To move the file <code>file_name.gz</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to folder <code>results</code> in the source container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove file -a account_name -c container-name -t container-name -f outputs/file_name.gz -r results</code></p>
<p>To move the file <code>file_name.gz</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to the root of the target container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove file -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f outputs/file_name.gz -r ""</code></p>
<p>To move the file <code>file_name.gz</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to folder <code>results</code> in the target container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove file -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f outputs/file_name.gz -r results</code></p>
<h4 id="usage_1">Usage</h4>
<pre><code>usage: AzureMove file [-h] -c CONTAINER_NAME -a ACCOUNT_NAME [-p PASSPHRASE] [-v VERBOSITY] -t TARGET_CONTAINER [-r RESET_PATH]
[-s STORAGE_TIER] -f FILE
Move a file within Azure storage
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-c CONTAINER_NAME, --container_name CONTAINER_NAME
Name of the Azure storage container. Note that container names must be lowercase, between 3 and 63 characters, start with a letter or number, and can contain only letters, numbers, and the dash (-) character. Consecutive dashes are not permitted.
-a ACCOUNT_NAME, --account_name ACCOUNT_NAME
Name of the Azure storage account
-p PASSPHRASE, --passphrase PASSPHRASE
The passphrase to use when encrypting the azure storage-specific connection string to the system keyring. Default is "AzureStorage".
-v VERBOSITY, --verbosity VERBOSITY
Set the logging level. Options are debug, info, warning, error, and critical. Default is info.
-t TARGET_CONTAINER, --target_container TARGET_CONTAINER
The target container to which the container/file/folder is to be moved (this can be the same as the container_name if you want to move a file/folder within a container
-r RESET_PATH, --reset_path RESET_PATH
Set the path of the container/file/folder within a folder in the target container e.g. sequence_data/220202-m05722. If you want to place it directly in the container without any nesting, use or ''
-s STORAGE_TIER, --storage_tier STORAGE_TIER
Set the storage tier for the container/file/folder to be moved. Options are "Hot", "Cool", and "Archive". Default is Hot
-f FILE, --file FILE Name of blob file to move in Azure storage. e.g. 2022-SEQ-0001_S1_L001_R1_001.fastq.gz
</code></pre>
<h3 id="azuremove-folder">AzureMove folder</h3>
<p>Move a folder within your Azure storage account</p>
<h4 id="required-arguments_2">Required arguments:</h4>
<ul>
<li>container name</li>
<li>account name</li>
<li>folder name</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="optional-arguments_2">Optional arguments:</h4>
<ul>
<li>target container: name of the container into which the container is to be moved</li>
<li>path to store the container: nest the container within the target container</li>
<li>passphrase used to store your connection string in the system keyring (default is AzureStorage)</li>
<li>verbosity: set the logging level. Options are debug,info,warning,error,critical. Default is info</li>
<li>storage tier: set the storage tier of the file in Azure storage. Options are Hot, Cool, Archive. Default is Hot</li>
</ul>
<h4 id="example-commands_2">Example commands:</h4>
<p>These commands will use <code>container-name</code> as the name of the container, <code>target-container</code> as the name of the target container, and <code>account_name</code> as the name of the storage account</p>
<p>To move the folder <code>folder_name</code></p>
<p><code>AzureMove folder -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f folder_name</code></p>
<p>To move the folder <code>folder_name</code>, and set the storage tier to <code>Cool</code></p>
<p><code>AzureMove folder -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f folder_name -s Cool</code></p>
<p>To move the folder <code>folder_name</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code></p>
<p><code>AzureMove folder -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f outputs/folder_name</code></p>
<p>To move the folder <code>folder_name</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to the root of the source container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove folder -a account_name -c container-name -t container-name -f outputs/folder_name -r ""</code></p>
<p>To move the folder <code>folder_name</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to folder <code>results</code> in the source container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove folder -a account_name -c container-name -t container-name -f outputs/folder_name -r results</code></p>
<p>To move the folder <code>folder_name</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to the root of the target container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove folder -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f outputs/folder_name -r ""</code></p>
<p>To move the folder <code>folder_name</code> nested in folder <code>outputs</code> to folder <code>results</code> in the target container</p>
<p><code>AzureMove folder -a account_name -c container-name -t target-container -f outputs/folder_name -r results</code></p>
<h4 id="usage_2">Usage</h4>
<pre><code>usage: AzureMove folder [-h] -c CONTAINER_NAME -a ACCOUNT_NAME [-p PASSPHRASE] [-v VERBOSITY] -t TARGET_CONTAINER [-r RESET_PATH]
[-s STORAGE_TIER] -f FOLDER
Move a folder within Azure storage
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-c CONTAINER_NAME, --container_name CONTAINER_NAME
Name of the Azure storage container. Note that container names must be lowercase, between 3 and 63 characters, start with a letter or number, and can contain only letters, numbers, and the dash (-) character. Consecutive dashes are not permitted.
-a ACCOUNT_NAME, --account_name ACCOUNT_NAME
Name of the Azure storage account
-p PASSPHRASE, --passphrase PASSPHRASE
The passphrase to use when encrypting the azure storage-specific connection string to the system keyring. Default is "AzureStorage".
-v VERBOSITY, --verbosity VERBOSITY
Set the logging level. Options are debug, info, warning, error, and critical. Default is info.
-t TARGET_CONTAINER, --target_container TARGET_CONTAINER
The target container to which the container/file/folder is to be moved (this can be the same as the container_name if you want to move a file/folder within a container
-r RESET_PATH, --reset_path RESET_PATH
Set the path of the container/file/folder within a folder in the target container e.g. sequence_data/220202-m05722. If you want to place it directly in the container without any nesting, use or ''
-s STORAGE_TIER, --storage_tier STORAGE_TIER
Set the storage tier for the container/file/folder to be moved. Options are "Hot", "Cool", and "Archive". Default is Hot
-f FOLDER, --folder FOLDER
Name of folder to move in Azure storage. e.g. InterOp
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