Getting data out of dat: UX proposals

[okdistribute]

Problem: need to get data out of dat. sometimes you want it deleted, other times you want to just copy it out.

Proposal 1:

dat <files/rows> move <dataset> <out-filename>
copies and removes the data from dat

dat <files/rows> copy <dataset> <out-filename>
copies the data from dat. data isn't removed

Proposal 2:

dat <files/rows> copy <dataset> <out-filename>
copies the data from dat to a file. if the user wants to remove the data, they have to run dat rm or dat delete

• the benefits of proposal 2 are that a user might not recognize that 'move' will actually remove the data in dat and could lead to small confusion.
• proposal two adds a fundamental assumption: the only command that removes data from dat is dat rm or dat delete

[okdistribute]

could be dat copy or dat export or maybe something else..