getting_data.rst
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Getting the data
The data for the :ref:`first CTA Data Challenge <glossary_1dc>` are bundled with the :ref:`Instrument Response Functions <glossary_irf>` into a single tarball. Click on 1dc.tar.gz to download the tarball (file size: 485 MB). You can then uncompress and deploy the data at any place by typing
$ tar xfvz 1dc.tar.gz
Warning
Don't type the $ symbol. It indicates in the following that a command should be typed on the command line of a console.
After deploying you should have the folder 1dc in your current working directory. In your current working directory, please type the following to set the CALDB and CTADATA environment variables:
$ export CALDB=$PWD/1dc/caldb
$ export CTADATA=$PWD/1dc/data