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@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ usage: dvc root [-h] [-q | -v]
## Description
-This command returns the path to the root directory of the DVC
-project, relative to the current working directory. It can be used to
-build a path to a dependency, script, or data artifact, for
-example. Useful when working in a subdirectory of the project, and needing to
-refer to a file in another directory.
+Returns the path to the root directory of the DVC project, relative
+to the current working directory. Useful when working in a subdirectory of the
+project, and you need to refer to a file in another directory. Use it in files
+and commands to build a path to a dependency, script, or data
+artifact.
## Options
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ $ dvc root
## Example: Referencing files
+Use `dvc root` to simplify file references when working in a subdirectory of a
+DVC project.
+
```dvc
$ dvc root
@@ -48,3 +51,61 @@ $ dvc root
$ dvc run -d $(dvc root)/data/file.cvs ... \
python $(dvc root)/scripts/something.py
```
+
+## Example: Output references
+
+Use `dvc root` to simplify output file or directory references.
+
+```dvc
+$ dvc root
+
+../../../
+
+$ dvc get -o $(dvc root)/root-model.pkl \
+ https://github.com/iterative/example-get-started model.pkl
+```
+
+## Example: Other commands
+
+Use `dvc root` to simplify other commands when working in a DVC
+project.
+
+```dvc
+$ dvc root
+
+../..
+
+$ tree $(dvc root)/data/
+../../data/
+├── data.xml
+├── data.xml.dvc
+...
+└── prepared
+ ├── test.tsv
+ └── train.tsv
+```
+
+## Example: Build reusable paths
+
+Use `dvc root` to build reusable paths to dependencies, scripts, or data
+artifacts from separate stages and subdirectories.
+
+```dvc
+$ cd more_stages/
+$ dvc run -n process_data \
+ -d data.in \
+ -d $(dvc root)/process_data.py \
+ -o result.out \
+ python process_data.py data.in result.out
+$ tree ..
+.
+├── dvc.yaml
+├── dvc.lock
+├── process_data.py
+├── ...
+└── more_stages/
+ ├── data.in
+ ├── dvc.lock
+ ├── dvc.yaml
+ └── result.out
+```