Reproducible Research Data Management with DataLad

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Friday, 10:00

Slides Exercises Old version of exercises on Binder The DataLad Handbook

Objectives

Introduction to DataLad

💡 You know how to configure your username and email address in Git.
💡 You can create a new DataLad dataset.
💡 You know how to check the status of a DataLad dataset.
💡 You can save data in a DataLad dataset.
💡 You know about different configurations of DataLad datasets.

Nesting with DataLad

💡 You can install an existing DataLad dataset as a subdataset.
💡 You can get and drop data in a DataLad dataset as needed.
💡 You know how to navigate nested DataLad datasets.
💡 You know how to access data in nested DataLad datasets recursively.

Provenance with DataLad

💡 You can link analyses to inputs and outputs using DataLad.
💡 You can execute a rerun of a previous analysis with DataLad
💡 You know how to establish provenance and reproducibility using DataLad.

Exercises

Follow the exercises here: https://lennartwittkuhn.com/rdm-datalad

Alternatively, follow an older version of the exercises via Binder:

Slides

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Cheatsheet

See here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datalad-handbook/artwork/master/src/datalad-cheatsheet.pdf