Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference

Last Updated: October 13, 2021

globus list-commands: List all CLI Commands
globus version: Show the version and exit
globus update: Update the Globus CLI to its latest version
globus login: Log into Globus to get credentials for the Globus CLI
globus logout: Logout of the Globus CLI
globus whoami: Show the currently logged-in identity
globus get-identities: Lookup Globus Auth Identities
globus ls: List endpoint directory contents
globus mkdir: Create a directory on an endpoint
globus rename: Rename a file or directory on an endpoint
globus delete: Submit a delete task (asynchronous)
globus rm: Delete a single path; wait for it to complete
globus transfer: Submit a transfer task (asynchronous)

globus endpoint commands

globus endpoint search: Find and discover endpoints
globus endpoint show: Display a detailed endpoint definition
globus endpoint create: Create a new endpoint
globus endpoint update: Update attributes of an endpoint
globus endpoint delete: Delete an endpoint
globus endpoint set-subscription-id: Set an endpoint’s subscription
globus endpoint activate: Activate an endpoint
globus endpoint is-activated: Check if an endpoint is activated
globus endpoint deactivate: Deactivate an endpoint
globus endpoint my-shared-endpoint-list: List all shared endpoints on an endpoint by the current user
globus endpoint local-id: Display UUID of locally installed endpoint

globus endpoint permission commands

globus endpoint permission list: List access control rules
globus endpoint permission create: Create an access control rule
globus endpoint permission show: Display an access control rule
globus endpoint permission update: Update an access control rule
globus endpoint permission delete: Delete an access control rule

globus endpoint role commands

globus endpoint role list: List roles on an endpoint
globus endpoint role show: Show full info for a role on an endpoint
globus endpoint role create: Add a role to an endpoint
globus endpoint role delete: Remove a role from an endpoint

globus endpoint server commands

globus endpoint server list: List all servers for an endpoint
globus endpoint server show: Show an endpoint server
globus endpoint server add: Add a server to an endpoint
globus endpoint server update: Update an endpoint server
globus endpoint server delete: Delete a server belonging to an endpoint

globus collection commands

globus collection delete: Delete an existing Collection
globus collection list: List all Collections on an Endpoint
globus collection show: Show a Collection definition
globus collection update: Update a Collection definition

globus bookmark commands

globus bookmark list: List your bookmarks
globus bookmark create: Create a bookmark for the current user
globus bookmark delete: Delete a bookmark
globus bookmark rename: Change a bookmark’s name
globus bookmark show: Resolve a bookmark name or ID to an endpoint:path

globus task commands

globus task list: List your tasks
globus task show: Show detailed information about a task
globus task update: Update a task
globus task cancel: Cancel a task
globus task event-list: List events for a given task
globus task pause-info: Show why an in-progress task is currently paused
globus task wait: Wait for a task to complete
globus task generate-submission-id: Get a task submission ID

globus session commands

globus session update: Update your CLI auth session
globus session show: Show your current CLI auth session
globus session consent: Update your session with specific consents

globus group commands

globus group list: List groups you belong to

globus search commands

globus search ingest: Ingest a document into Globus Search
globus search query: Perform a search

globus search task commands

globus search task show: Display a Task
globus search task list: List recent Tasks for an index