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dvc-checkout:tldr:1e0e3

dvc-checkout: Checkout the latest version of a specified target.
$ dvc checkout ${target}
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The command "dvc checkout ${target}" is used in DVC (Data Version Control) to retrieve and restore a specific version or multiple versions of a data file or directory in your project. Here's an explanation of each part of the command: - "dvc": It is the command-line tool for DVC, which is responsible for versioning and managing data files in a machine learning or data science project. - "checkout": This is the specific DVC command that allows you to restore data files or directories. - "${target}": It is a placeholder that represents the specific data file or directory you want to retrieve. It can be a single file or a directory containing multiple files. You need to replace "${target}" in the command with the actual name or path of the data you want to checkout. For example, if you have a data file named "data.csv", and you want to retrieve it, the command will look like: "dvc checkout data.csv" Similarly, if you have a directory named "images" containing multiple image files, and you want to retrieve that directory, the command will look like: "dvc checkout images"

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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