# File Management

**Module:** `sovai.utils.file_management`

## Functions

### `get_ticker_meta()`

```python
def get_ticker_meta() -> pd.DataFrame
```

Return the tickers metadata, cached for 7 days.

**Returns:** `pd.DataFrame`

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### `get_codes_meta()`

```python
def get_codes_meta() -> pd.DataFrame
```

Return the codes metadata, cached for 7 days.

**Returns:** `pd.DataFrame`

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### `update_data_files()`

```python
def update_data_files()
```

Manually pre-warm both ticker and code caches.

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