API:bin/export

EPrints 3 Reference: Directory Structure - Metadata Fields - Repository Configuration - XML Config Files - XML Export Format - EPrints data structure - Core API - Data Objects

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NAME

export - export some or all items in a dataset using an output plugin.

SYNOPSIS

export repository_id [options] dataset

export repository_id [options] dataset plugin [objectid] [objectid...]

DESCRIPTION

This command outputs a dataset in the selected format. The formats available depend on what Export plugins have been installed.

Some plugins only operate on lists (e.g. RSS), others only operate on single objects only. Some plugins act slightly differently in single-item only mode. For example, outputing a list of eprints as XML gives a number of <eprint> elements in an outer <eprints> element.

To get the plugin to export a single item use --single. This may not always return a complete file. For example it may be missing the <?xml header, depending on the plugin.

ARGUMENTS

• repository_id

The ID of the EPrint repository to use.

• dataset

The name of the dataset to export, such as "archive", "subject" or "user".

• plugin

The id of the output plugin to use. This should not include the leading "Export::". Examples: BibTeX, XML.

If this is ommited or an invalid plugin is requested, then 'export' will list all plugins compatible with the dataset and exit.

• objectid

If this is set then just output the single, specified item or items.

OPTIONS

• --argument key=value

Add an argument to the export plugin. May be repeated. Effects depend on te export plugin.

• --help

Print a brief help message and exit.

• --man

Print the full manual page and then exit.

• --quiet

Be vewwy vewwy quiet. This option will supress all output unless an error occurs.

• --verbose

Explain in detail what is going on. May be repeated for greater effect.

Shows why a plugin is disabled.

• --version

Output version information and exit.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2011 University of Southampton.

This file is part of EPrints http://www.eprints.org/.

EPrints is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

EPrints is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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