.. _gdal_vsi:

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``gdal vsi``
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.. versionadded:: 3.11

.. only:: html

    Entry point for GDAL Virtual System Interface (VSI) commands

.. Index:: gdal vsi

The subcommands of :program:`gdal vsi` allow manipulation of files located
on the :ref:`virtual_file_systems`.

Synopsis
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.. program-output:: gdal vsi --help-doc

Available sub-commands
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- :ref:`gdal_vsi_copy`
- :ref:`gdal_vsi_delete`
- :ref:`gdal_vsi_list`
- :ref:`gdal_vsi_move`
- :ref:`gdal_vsi_sync`
- :ref:`gdal_vsi_sozip`

Examples
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.. example::
   :title: Listing recursively files in /vsis3/bucket with details

   .. code-block:: console

       $ gdal vsi list -lR --of=text /vsis3/bucket
