no matches found for example download command

[kabilar]

Hi @jwodder @yarikoptic, when running the example command below that is from our Handbook, I receive an error even though the directory exists. I am having a tough time understanding what the URL pattern should be based on the Resource Identifiers docs.

Command

dandi download https://api.dandiarchive.org/api/dandisets/000023/versions/_draft_/assets/?path=sub-811677083

Error

no matches found: https://api.dandiarchive.org/api/dandisets/000023/versions/_draft_/assets/?path=sub-811677083

Thank you.

[jwodder]

@kabilar You need to remove the underscores around "_draft_" in order to get a valid DANDI URL.

[kabilar]

Hi @jwodder, the same error occurs with this change.

Command

dandi download https://api.dandiarchive.org/api/dandisets/000023/versions/draft/assets/?path=sub-811677083

[jwodder]

@kabilar Cannot reproduce. Are you using a shell that is configured to error when an argument contains a wildcard (here ?) that doesn't match anything? If so, enclose the URL in quotes.

[kabilar]

Thank you, @jwodder. That fix solved my error. I don't recall specially configuring anything. I am using the default zsh on MacOS. Should we update our docs (i.e. Handbook and Resource Identifiers) to say that quotes are needed for some systems?

Command that worked:

dandi download "https://api.dandiarchive.org/api/dandisets/000023/versions/draft/assets/?path=sub-811677083"

[yarikoptic]

For the first one I filed

• Make example copy-pasteable by using "draft" instead of "_draft_" placeholder #156

For the 2nd, I was "not sure" since AFAIK it is quite atypical for a shell to interpret ? within an argument and in my zsh it is all ok

❯ echo 1?2
1?2

But damn that OSX, indeed it brings this "super power" dang it:

yoh@datalads-imac2 ~ % echo 1?2
zsh: no matches found: 1?2
yoh@datalads-imac2 ~ % echo "1?2"
1?2
yoh@datalads-imac2 ~ % echo $SHELL
/bin/zsh

So may be we indeed should or since it is not specific to only this case, might be worth adding a note here but creating some generic "Troubleshooting" describing resolution here?