NAME

       datalad add-readme - add basic information about DataLad datasets to a README file

SYNOPSIS

       datalad add-readme [-h] [-d DATASET] [--existing {skip|append|replace}] [PATH]

DESCRIPTION

       The README file is added to the dataset and the addition is saved in the dataset.

OPTIONS

       PATH   Path  of  the  README  file  within  the  dataset.  Constraints:  value must be a string [Default:
              'README.md']

       -h, -\-help, -\-help-np
              show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying  the  help
              message

       -d DATASET, -\-dataset DATASET
              Dataset  to add information to. If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify the dataset
              based on the current working directory. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier
              of a Dataset (e.g. a path)

       -\-existing {skip|append|replace}
              How to react if a file with the target name already exists: 'skip': do nothing;  'append':  append
              information  to  the  existing  file;  'replace': replace the existing file with new content. Con‐
              straints: value must be one of ('skip', 'append', 'replace') [Default: 'skip']

AUTHORS

        datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors <team@datalad.org>.

datalad add-readme 0.12.4                          2020-04-06                              datalad add-readme(1)