Interactive shell for CMS experiment, http://cms.cern.ch
The cmssh shell is written in IPython. So by definition it requires python (version 2.6 and above), IPython, as well as GRID middleware tools (Globus, SRM Client). All tools (except python) are installed via cmssh_install.py script for your convenience.
Download cmssw_install.py script and use it for install purpose. See cmssh_install.py --help for more instructions.
Upon installation you will get a link to cmssh script. Just run it, e.g.
Welcome to cmssh, master@2012-11-14 19:28:25 GMT Loading dependencies:................. DONE
cmssh+pylab Python environment [backend: MacOSX].
Available cmssh commands: find search CMS meta-data (query DBS/Phedex/SiteDB) dbs_instance show/set DBS instance, default is DBS global instance mkdir/rmdir mkdir/rmdir command, e.g. mkdir /path/foo or rmdir T3_US_Cornell:/store/user/foo ls list file/LFN, e.g. ls local.file or ls /store/user/file.root rm remove file/LFN, e.g. rm local.file or rm T3_US_Cornell:/store/user/file.root cp copy file/LFN, e.g. cp local.file or cp /store/user/file.root . info provides detailed info about given CMS entity, e.g. info run=160915 das query DAS service das_json query DAS and return data in JSON format jobs status of job queue or CMS jobs read read URL/local file content root invoke ROOT du display disk usage for given site, e.g. du T3_US_Cornell
Available CMSSW commands (once you install any CMSSW release): releases list available CMSSW releases, accepts <list|all> args install install CMSSW release, e.g. install CMSSW_5_0_0 cmsrel switch to given CMSSW release and setup its environment arch show or switch to given CMSSW architecture, accept <list|all> args scram CMSSW scram command cmsRun cmsRun command for release in question
Available GRID commands:
Query results are accessible via results() function, e.g. find dataset=/Zee for r in results(): print r, type(r)
List cmssh commands : commands
cmssh command help : cmshelp
cms-sh|1>
cmssh is distributed as a part of CMS experiment software. Please consult CMS experiment page for more information. The GRID middleware tools are covered by their own individual licenses, please see licenses directory.