Action Option -DR (-DownloadRemote) (Aliass: -DownloadRemoteFile) :

an action to download or copy server files onto local working disk, or process data locally to generate new data files. These data files that are downloaded/copied/generated are called remote files and they are further validated/converted to local files via Action -BL (-BuildLocal).

dsupdt	[[-(DS|dataset)] dsnnn.n] -(DR|DownloadRemote) [Mode Options]
	[-(CI|ControlIndex) UpdateControlIndex]
	[-(LI|LocalIndex) LocalFileIndices]
	[-(LF|LocalFile) LocalFileNames]
	[-(RF|RemoteFile) RemoteFileNames]
	[-(SF|ServerFile) ServerFileNames]
	[-(DO|DownloadOrder) DownloadOrderIndices]
	[-(XO|ExecOrder) ExecOrderIndex]
	[-(DC|DownloadCommand) DownloadCommand]
	[-(PR|ProcessRemote) AdditionalRemoteFilePrecess]
	[-(ED|EndDate) NextDataEndDate]
	[-(EH|EndHour) NextDataEndHour]
	[-(GP|GenericPattern) GenericPatterns]
	[-(WD|WorkDir) WorkingDirectory]
	[-(MR|MissRemote) AllowMissRemoteFile]
	[-(FQ|Frequency) UpdateFrequency]
	[-(CD|CurrentDate) CurrentDate]
	[-(CH|CurrentHour) CurrentHour]
	[-(VS|ValidSize) MinSizeForValidFile]
	[-(PL|ProcessLimit) MaxNumberOfChildProcesses]
	[-(HO|HourOffset) TimeZoneHourOffset]
	[-(SB|SbatchOptions) SlurmBatchOptions]
	[-(QS|QsubOptions) PBSBatchOptions]
	[-(BP|BatchProcess) [BatchProcessHosts]]
	[-(CC|CarbonCopy) Cc'dEmailAddresses]
	[-(DB|Debug) DebugModeInfo]

Mode option that can be specified for downloading file Action:

If a remote file is on the local disk already, the download action for this remote file is skipped; the existing remote file must removed manually or Mode option -RD (-RetryDownload) is present if download/copy is needed again.

A server file is the original data file on remote server. It is specified only when it is named different from the remote file name.

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-(BG|BackGround)	background process to turn off screen display for both
-(CN|CheckNewer)	for server file is locally, checks if the file is changed
-(CP|CurrentPeriod)	allows action of the end date/hour beyond the current
-(EE-ErrorEmail)	sends email only whne error happens during retrieving
-(FU|ForceUpdate)	if present, force download at lease for one end data/time,
-(GZ|GMTZone)	uses GMT dates/times as controlling times
-(HU|HourlyUpdate)	forces update of time to hours after successful remote
-(IE|IgnoreError)	works with Mode option -MU (-MultipleUpdate) to skip
-(KS|KeepServer)	keep server file on local disk by copying it to remove
-(LO|LogOn)	turn detail logging on if option -PL is present
-(MO|MissedOnly)	download remote file only if it is not archived yet
-(MU|MultipleUpdate)	allows multiple downloads/copies if multiple data update
-(NE|NoEmail)	does not send email to the specialist after download
-(NY|NoLeapYear)	skips February 29 for leap years
-(QE|QuitError)	quits downloading remote files of a dataset when an
-(RD|RetryDownload)	retry download the remote file if it is local already
-(SE|SummaryEmail)	send a summary email to the specialist after update
-(UB|UseBeginTime)	when present, use the beginning time of update period
-(UB|UseBeginTime)	when present, use the beginning time of update period for replace temporal pattern of end time in file names and download commands