# Files

## Upload

Upload a physical local file to one specific study in OpenCGA.

| Name           | Usage                                                                               |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| -i --input     | Input file                                                                          |
| -s --study     | Study \[\[user@]project:]study where study and project can be either the ID or UUID |
| --catalog-path | Path within catalog where the file will be located                                  |
| --file-name    | Name of the file by which it will be stored in catalog                              |
| --description  | Description of the file                                                             |
| --bioformat    | Bioformat of the file (VARIANT, ALIGNMENT, SEQUENCE, PEDIGREE...NONE)               |
| --file-format  | Format of the file (VCF, BCF, GVCF, SAM, BAM, BAI...UNKNOWN)                        |