Manage files on a Railway volume from the CLI (browse and bulk file ops)
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Documented steps
Install the Railway CLI and authenticate: `railway login` then `railway link` to select project/service.
Open an interactive file browser on the volume: `railway volume browse /` (TUI to browse, upload, download, edit, rename, delete files).
For non-interactive workflows use `railway volume files`: list with `railway volume files list /`, download a directory with `railway volume files download /backup.tar ./backup.tar`, upload with `railway volume files upload ./backup.tar /backup.tar`.
Run `railway volume` in a project root to see the full command reference.
Known gotchas
Files are relative to the volume root `/`; mount path alone does not change the file-command root.
Non-interactive automation should use `railway volume files` subcommands, not `browse` which needs a TTY.
These CLI commands operate on the filesystem structure, not on backup objects (backups are separate via API).
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