Unity OnDemand File Browser
Unity OnDemand provides a simple and convenient way to manage your Unity files with a graphical user interface (GUI) rather than the command line interface (CLI), making it a great option for less experienced CLI users. The OnDemand interface can replace your terminal, FTP client, and JupyterHub.
Unity OnDemand allows you to:
- Navigate the Unity filesystem
- Copy, move, create, and delete files and directories (folders)
- Upload and download files from/to your local machine
- Edit text files
- View images
- Open a given directory in an interactive session on a compute node
Part 1: Open the Unity OnDemand File Explorer
Unity OnDemand allows you to sign in on your browser using your organization’s identity provider, so you don’t need to install SSH/FileZilla, configure SSH, or set up any public and private keys. To open the Unity OnDemand file explorer, follow the steps outlined below:
- Login to Unity OnDemand with your organization’s identity provider.
- From the top menu, click
Files
. A dropdown menu opens. - Click
Home Directory
Your Unity file explorer Home Directory appears, which displays your files and directories:
Part 2: Manage and navigate files
To interact with the Unity filesystem, click on the directory, image, or file name that you want to open or edit. For example:
- To open a directory, click on its name.
- To go back to a parent directory, click on different parts of your current working directory to go back. For example, with
/home/simonleary_umass_edu
as my current working directory, I can go back to/home
by clicking on it. - To edit a text file, click on its name.
- To view an image, click on its name.
The Unity OnDemand interface also includes a taskbar at the top of the page with options such as:
Open in Terminal
to open your current working directory in an interactive session.Refresh
to refresh you current working directory.New File
to add a new file to your current working directory.New Directory
to add a new directory.Upload
andDownload
to upload or download files from/to your local machine.Copy/Move
to copy or move files to another location.Delete
to delete a file or directory.
Click on any one of the taskbar options to complete that action.