extract Command

Referenced data is available in the Spectrum data format (.spd) and can be downloaded from data.precisely.com. It must be extracted and configured before the data is available for use. By default, one extractor is used. However, data can be extracted using multiple threads if the --t parameter is defined.

Format of the extract command:
extract --s "/location/to/spd/files" --d "/data" --t 4
Command Parameter Description
extract --s location of the source .spd file
--d destination folder for the extracted data
--t, --number-extractors

extract data using multiple threads

default: 1 if --t parameter is not provided

default: number of cpu if --t is provided but no value defined

Examples

  • Use default extractor count.
    #extract data to "/data"
    extract --s "/location/to/spd/files" --d "/data"
  • Use all CPU to extract.
    #extract data to "/data"
    extract --s "/location/to/spd/files" --d "/data" --t
  • Use specific number of extractors.
    #extract data to "/data"
    extract --s "/location/to/spd/files" --d "/data" --t 4