This document contains full CLI command help pointers and workflow-based usage examples for all commands defined in pyproject.toml under [project.scripts].
Path arguments are intentionally generic and OS-agnostic. Replace placeholders like <raw_dir>, <staging_dir>, and <repo_dir> with paths for your environment.
Use dms as a grouped CLI (or call commands directly by script name).
# grouped help
dms --help
# subcommand help (example)
dms download_ncro --helpdms --help
download_noaa --help
download_hycom --help
download_hrrr --help
download_cdec --help
download_wdl --help
download_nwis --help
download_des --help
download_ncro --help
download_mokelumne --help
download_ucdipm --help
download_cimis --help
download_dcc --help
download_montezuma_gates --help
download_smscg --help
compare_directories --help
populate_repo --help
station_info --help
reformat --help
auto_screen --help
inventory --help
usgs_multi --help
delete_from_filelist --help
data_cache --help
merge_files --help
dropbox --help
coarsen --help
update_repo --help
update_flagged_data --help
rationalize_time_partitions --helpThis order matches the operational flow used in populate_tasks.bat and core scripts.
# help (all downloaders follow this pattern)
download_noaa --help
download_nwis --help
download_des --help
download_ncro --help# NOAA
download_noaa --start 2024-01-01 --end 2024-01-31 --param water_level --stations ccc --dest <raw_dir>
# NWIS
download_nwis --start 2024-01-01 --end 2024-01-31 --stations sjj --param 00060 --dest <raw_dir>
# DES
download_des --start 2024-01-01 --end 2024-01-31 --stations cll --param flow --dest <raw_dir>
# NCRO timeseries
download_ncro --start 2024-01-01 --end 2024-12-31 --stations orm --param elev --dest <raw_dir>
# NCRO inventory only
download_ncro --inventory-only
# CDEC
download_cdec --start 2024-01-01 --end 2024-01-31 --stations cse --param elev --dest <raw_dir>
# WDL (water years)
download_wdl --syear 2020 --eyear 2024 --param flow --stations orm --dest <raw_dir>
# HYCOM
download_hycom --sdate 2024-01-01 --edate 2024-01-31 --raw_dest <hycom_raw_dir> --processed_dest <hycom_processed_dir>
# HRRR
download_hrrr --sdate 2024-01-01 --edate 2024-01-03 --dest <hrrr_raw_dir>
# UCD IPM (positional dates)
download_ucdipm 2024-01-01 2024-01-31 --stnkey 281
# CIMIS
download_cimis --hourly --download --existing-dir <formatted_dir>
# DCC gates
download_dcc --base-dir <dcc_raw_dir>
# Montezuma gates
download_montezuma_gates --base-dir <montezuma_raw_dir>
# SMSCG gates
download_smscg --base-dir smscg --outfile dms_smscg_gate.csv
# Mokelumne report conversion
download_mokelumne --fname mokelumne_flow.csv --raw-dir <mokelumne_raw_dir> --converted-dir <formatted_dir># help
reformat --help
# from populate_tasks.bat-style flow
reformat --inpath <raw_dir> --outpath <formatted_dir>
# agency-limited run
reformat --inpath <raw_dir> --outpath <formatted_dir> --agencies usgs --agencies noaa# help
usgs_multi --help
# from populate_tasks.bat-style flow
usgs_multi --fpath <formatted_dir># help
auto_screen --help
# full repo-style run
auto_screen --fpath <formatted_dir> --dest <screened_dir>
# targeted run
auto_screen --fpath <formatted_dir> --dest <screened_dir> --stations sjj --params flow --plot-dest interactive# help
dropbox --help
# run from YAML spec
dropbox --input dms_datastore/config_data/dropbox_spec.yamlThese commands handle comparisons, planned updates, and maintenance between staging and repository directories.
# help
populate_repo --help
compare_directories --help
update_repo --help
update_flagged_data --help# populate staged raw data (as used in populate_tasks.bat)
populate_repo --dest <raw_dir>
# inventory for formatted set (as used in populate_tasks.bat)
inventory --repo <formatted_dir>
# compare staging vs repo (as used in populate_tasks.bat)
compare_directories --base <repo_raw_dir> --compare <staging_raw_dir> --outfile compare_raw.txt
# plan repo reconciliation
update_repo <staging_formatted_dir> <repo_formatted_dir> --plan --out-actions update_plan.csv
# apply repo reconciliation
update_repo <staging_formatted_dir> <repo_formatted_dir> --apply
# plan screened flag-aware update
update_flagged_data <staging_screened_dir> <repo_screened_dir> --plan --out-actions flagged_plan.csv
# apply screened flag-aware update
update_flagged_data <staging_screened_dir> <repo_screened_dir> --apply# station lookup
station_info --help
station_info jersey
station_info --config
# delete files from list
delete_from_filelist --help
delete_from_filelist --dpath <raw_dir> --filelist files_to_delete.txt
# cache management
data_cache --help
data_cache --to-csv
data_cache --clear
# merge/splice timeseries
merge_files --help
merge_files --merge-type merge --order last --pattern "<formatted_dir>/usgs_*.csv" --pattern "<formatted_dir>/cdec_*.csv" --output merged.csv
# coarsen a CSV time series
coarsen --help
coarsen input.csv output.csv --grid 15min --qwidth 0.05 --heartbeat-freq 120min
# rationalize time partitions
rationalize_time_partitions --help
rationalize_time_partitions "<formatted_dir>/*.csv" --dry-run
rationalize_time_partitions "<formatted_dir>/*.csv" --yaml dms_datastore/config_data/rationalize_time_partitions.yaml --root-dir <project_root>