Command-line tools

Command-line interface for egaia.

Setup and configuration

Use these commands to install and configure egaia.

Creating and managing a collection

Use these commands to create a collection, tag items with unique identifiers, generate derivative files, and create documents listing metadata for the collection items.

Listing and parsing files

Use these low-level commands as part of scripts or on the command line, to identify the filenames, UUIDs, metadata, and directory paths for collection items. These commands are generally wrapped by higher-level ones.

Bricolage: creating new works

Use these commands to create essays, videos, or composite images that make use of items within a collection.

Publishing

Use these commands to publish a catalogue of archive items and to upload items to the Internet Archive.