---
name: "datalad-create-test-dataset"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "datalad"
version: "1.1.5-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/datalad-create-test-dataset"
---

# datalad-create-test-dataset(1)

create test (meta-)dataset.

## NAME

**datalad create-test-dataset** - create test (meta-)dataset.

## SYNOPSIS

**datalad create-test-dataset** \[-h\] \[--spec SPEC\] \[--seed SEED\] \[--version\] path

## OPTIONS

- path

  path/name where to create (if specified, must not exist). Constraints: value must be a string or value must be NONE

- **-h**, **--help**, **--help-np**

  show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help message

- **--spec** *SPEC*

  spec for hierarchy, defined as a min-max (min could be omitted to assume 0) defining how many (random number from min to max) of sub-datasets to generate at any given level of the hierarchy. Each level separated from each other with /. Example: 1-3/-2 would generate from 1 to 3 subdatasets at the top level, and up to two within those at the 2nd level. Constraints: value must be a string or value must be NONE

- **--seed** *SEED*

  seed for rng. Constraints: value must be convertible to type 'int' or value must be NONE

- **--version**

  show the module and its version which provides the command

## AUTHORS

 datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors \<team@datalad.org\>.