node Command Reference

node Subcommands

The node command offers the following subcommands:
Subcommand Definition
browse Browse files and directories.
delete Delete one or more files or directories.
download Download files or directories.
help View help for a specific command.
rename Rename a file or directory.
upload Upload files or directories.

The browse Subcommand

Use the browse subcommand to see what content is on a node transfer server. The syntax for browse is as follows:
> aspera node browse [args]

Arguments for the browse subcommand:

Option Definition
-b path

--base-ca-path path

[Optional] The base path for your CA certificates. If your certificates are in the default location, this argument is not required. The default path is ~/.aspera/cli/etc.
Note: The Aspera CLI installer places a certificates bundle at installation-dir/etc/curl-ca-bundle.crt. Use this argument if you want to provide a different certificate location.
-c num

--count num

[Optional] List only up to num items.
-H host

--host host

The node's host name.
--http-proxy proxy_hostOrIp [Optional] The hostname or IP address of the HTTP proxy computer.

proxy_hostOrIP should take the following form:

scheme://proxy_address:port

-i

--insecure

[Optional] Accept the certificate, even if it's invalid.
-j

--json

[Optional] Output raw JSON.
-k num

--skip num

[Optional] Skip the first num items.
-L path

--log-path path

[Optional] The path to the log file.
-o order

--sort order

[Optional] Sort by order. The options for order are as follows:
  • type = sort directories first, then files
  • size_a = sort by file size (ascending)
  • size_d = sort by file size (descending)
  • mtime_a = sort by file modification time (ascending)
  • mtime_d = sort by file modification time (descending)
-p [password]

--password [password]

The Shares user password.

If you specify -p but omit the password value, the Aspera CLI assumes an empty string for this value.

If you do not specify -p, the Aspera CLI prompts you for a non-echoing password.

Alternatively, you can set the ASPERA_PASS environment variable. For instructions, see Installing the Aspera CLI.

-P path

--path path

[Optional] The Shares remote path (the default is /; or use the format /shareName/relativePathTo/fileOrFolder).
-T port_number

--port port_number

[Optional] The listening port on the Shares server.
-u username

--username username

The Shares username.
--user username [Optional] The username of the Aspera transfer user.

The delete Subcommand

Use the delete subcommand to delete content from a node transfer server. The syntax for delete is as follows:
> aspera node delete [args]

Arguments for the delete subcommand:

The download Subcommand

Use the download subcommand to download content from a node transfer server. The syntax for download is as follows:
> aspera node download [args]

Arguments for the download subcommand:

The rename Subcommand

Use the rename subcommand to rename content on a node transfer server. The syntax for rename is as follows:
> aspera node rename [args]

Arguments for the rename subcommand:

The upload Subcommand

Use the upload subcommand to upload content to a node transfer server. The syntax for upload is as follows:
> aspera node upload [args]

Arguments for the upload subcommand: