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
-bpath

--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.
-cnum

--count=num

 [Optional] List only up to num items.
-Hhost

--host=host

 The host name or IP address of the transfer server.
-i

--insecure

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

--json

 [Optional] Output raw JSON.
-knum

--skip=num

 [Optional] Skip the first num items.
-Lpath

--log-path=path

 [Optional] The path to the log file.
-oorder

--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)
-ppassword

--password=password

 The user password.

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

--path=path

 [Optional] The remote path (the default is /).
-Tport_number

--port=port_number

 [Optional] The listening port on the Aspera transfer server.
-uusername

--username=username

 The username.

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:

Option Definition
-bpath

--base-ca-path=path

 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.
-Hhost

--host=host

 The host name or IP address of the Aspera transfer server.
-i

--insecure

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

--json

 Output raw JSON.
-Lpath

--log-path=path

 [Optional] The path to the log file.
-ppassword

--password=password

 The user password.

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

--path=path

 The path to the remote file or directory to be deleted.
-Tport_number

--port=port_number

 The listening port on the Aspera transfer server.
-uusername

--username=username

 The username.

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:

Option Definition
-bpath

--base-ca-path=path

 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.
-ccookie_string

--cookie=cookie_string

 Cookie, if one is required.
--cipher cipher Attempt to set the encryption cipher (if server settings allow).
cipher can have the following values:
  • aes-128>
  • aes-192
  • aes-256
  • none
--content-protect-password=password Specify the passphrase that is used to encrypt/decrypt files on the server.
-dpath

--destination=path

 Destination directory path (the default is ./).
-e

--remove-empty-directories

 When the transfer is complete, remove empty directories.
-Epattern

--exclude=pattern

 Exclude files that match the given pattern. To specify multiple patterns, repeat the -E option.
--file-decrypt If the passphrase given is correct, decrypt files as they are received.
-Hhost

--host=host

 The host name or IP address of the Aspera transfer server.
-i

--insecure

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

--json

 Output raw JSON.
-Lpath

--log-path=path

 [Optional] The path to the log file.
--min-rate=new_rate Attempt to revise the minimum rate (if server settings allow) to a new throughput value, in kbps.
-ooverwrite_method

--overwrite=overwrite_method

 Overwrite existing files. overwrite_method can be any of the following values:
  • never
  • always
  • older
  • diff
  • diff+older
-ppassword

--password=password

 The user password.

Alternatively, you can set the ASPERA_PASS environment variable. For instructions, see Installing the Aspera CLI.
--preserve-dates [Optional] Preserve the timestamps on transferred files.
-R

--remove-after-transfer

 When the transfer is complete, remove the transferred content from the source.
--rate-policy=policy Attempt to revise the rate policy (if server settings allow).
The options for policy are
  • fixed
  • high
  • fair
  • low
-spath

--source=path

 File path to the source of the content you are downloading.
--save-before-overwrite If an existing file will be overwritten, rename it.
-Tport_number

--port=port_number

 The listening port on the Aspera transfer server.
--target-rate=newRate Attempt to revise the target rate (if server settings allow) to a new throughput value, in kbps.
-uusername

--username=username

 The username.
-xproxy_hostOrIp

--proxy=proxy_hostOrIp

 The hostname or IP address of the proxy computer (forward proxy).

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:

Option Definition
-bpath

--base-ca-path=path

 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.
-dpath

--destination=path

 The new name for the file or directory.
-Hhost

--host=host

 The host name or IP address of your transfer server.
-i

--insecure

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

--json

 Output raw JSON.
-Lpath

--log-path=path

 [Optional] The path to the log file.
-ppassword

--password=password

 The user password.

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

--path=path

 The remote path to the content you are renaming (the default is ./).
-spath

--source=path

 The remote file or directory you are renaming.
-Tport_number

--port=port_number

 The listening port on the Aspera transfer server.
-uusername

--username=username

 The username.

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:

Option Definition
-bpath

--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.
-ccookie_string

--cookie=cookie_string

 [Optional] Cookie, if one is required.
--cipher=cipher [Optional] Attempt to set the encryption cipher (if server settings allow).
cipher can have the following values:
  • aes-128
  • aes-192
  • aes-256
  • none
-dpath

--destination=path

 Destination directory path.
-e

--remove-empty-directories

 [Optional] When the transfer is complete, remove empty directories.
-Epattern

--exclude=pattern

 [Optional] Exclude files that match the given pattern. To specify multiple patterns, repeat the -E option.
--fasp-proxy=proxy_hostOrIp [Optional] The hostname or IP address of the proxy computer (forward proxy).
--file-checksum=hash [Optional] Enable checksum reporting for transferred files.
hash is the type of checksum to calculate:
  • none (default)
  • md5
  • sha1
  • sha-256
  • sha-384
  • sha-512
--file-encrypt [Optional] Encrypt files. To use this option, you must first set the ASPERA_SCP_FILEPASS environment variable with the encryption/decryption passphrase.
-Hhost

--host=host

 The host name.
-i

--insecure

 [Optional] Accept the certificate, even if it's invalid.
--ignore-host-key [Optional] Ignore the server's SSH host key fingerprint.
-j

--encode-jpeg

 [Optional] Encode all HTTP transfers as JPEG files.
-kresume_level

--resume-level=resume_level

 [Optional] Enable the resuming of partially transferred files at the specified resume level.
resume_level can have the following values:
  • 0 (default) - Always retransfer the entire file.
  • 1 - Compare file attributes and resume if they match, and retransfer if they do not.
  • 2 - Compare file attributes and the sparse file checksums; resume if they match, and retransfer if they do not.
  • 3 - Compare file attributes and the full file checksums; resume if they match, and retransfer if they do not.
-lnew_rate

--target-rate=new_rate

 [Optional] Attempt to revise the target rate (if server settings allow) to a new throughput value, in kbps.
-Lpath

--log-path=path

 [Optional] The path to the logfile.
-mnew_rate

--min-rate=new_rate

 [Optional] Attempt to revise the minimum rate (if server settings allow) to a new throughput value, in kbps.
--move-after-transfer=path [Optional] Specify the directory where the file will be moved to after it is transferred.
-ooverwrite_method

--overwrite=overwrite_method

 [Optional] Overwrite existing files. overwrite_method can be any of the following values:
  • never
  • always
  • older
  • diff
  • diff+older
-Oport_num

--udp-port=port_num

 [Optional] Set the UDP port for FASP transfers.
-ppassword

--password=password

 The user password.

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

--tcp-port=port_num

 [Optional] Set the TCP port for FASP transfers.
--partial-file-suffix=suffix [Optional] Set a suffix to append to the filenames of partially transferred files.
--port=port_number [Optional] The listening port on the Aspera transfer server.
--preserve-dates [Optional] Preserve the timestamps on transferred files.
-q

--filelist

 [Optional] Specify a file that contains a list of files to transfer.
-R

--remove-after-transfer

 [Optional] When the transfer is complete, remove the transferred content from the source.
--rate-policy=policy [Optional] Attempt to revise the rate policy (if server settings allow).
The options for policy are
  • fixed
  • high
  • fair
  • low
--remote-host=host_address [Optional] The remote host address.
--remove-empty-source-directory [Optional] When the transfer is complete, remove empty source directories.
-spath

--source=path

 File path to the content you are uploading.
--save-before-overwrite [Optional] Save a copy of a file before it is overwritten by the transfer.
--source-prefix=path A path to be prepended to each source path.
--src-base=prefix [Optional] Strip the specified prefix from each source path. The remaining portion of the source path is kept intact at the destination.
-T

--disable-encryption

 [Optional] Disable encryption.
-uusername

--username=username

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

--mtu=datagram_size

 [Optional] Set the MTU manually, in bytes.