code: def _upload_dir_icommands_cli(local_dir, irods_dir, config=None, metadata=None):
      
  
      args = ["-K","-v","-a","-r"]
      if config:
          if config.get("resource"):
              args += ["-R", config.get("resource")]
  
      _check_create_collection(irods_dir,isdir=True)
      cmd = ["irsync"] + args + [local_dir, "i:"+irods_dir]
      do.run(cmd, "Uploading to iRODS")
docs: Upload directory recursively via the standard icommands CLI.
      example: irsync -Kvar -R $resource $local_dir i:$irods_dir
      go to https://docs.irods.org/4.2.0/icommands/user/#irsync for more info