@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ def consolidate_metadata(
8888 Parameters
8989 ----------
9090 store : StoreLike
91- The store-like object whose metadata you wish to consolidate.
91+ The store-like object whose metadata you wish to consolidate. See the
92+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
93+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
9294 path : str, optional
9395 A path to a group in the store to consolidate at. Only children
9496 below that group will be consolidated.
@@ -143,7 +145,9 @@ def load(
143145 Parameters
144146 ----------
145147 store : StoreLike
146- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
148+ StoreLike object to open. See the
149+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
150+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
147151 path : str or None, optional
148152 The path within the store from which to load.
149153
@@ -183,7 +187,9 @@ def open(
183187 Parameters
184188 ----------
185189 store : StoreLike or None, default=None
186- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
190+ StoreLike object to open. See the
191+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
192+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
187193 mode : {'r', 'r+', 'a', 'w', 'w-'}, optional
188194 Persistence mode: 'r' means read only (must exist); 'r+' means
189195 read/write (must exist); 'a' means read/write (create if doesn't
@@ -245,7 +251,9 @@ def save(
245251 Parameters
246252 ----------
247253 store : StoreLike
248- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
254+ StoreLike object to open. See the
255+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
256+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
249257 *args : ndarray
250258 NumPy arrays with data to save.
251259 zarr_format : {2, 3, None}, optional
@@ -279,7 +287,9 @@ def save_array(
279287 Parameters
280288 ----------
281289 store : StoreLike
282- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
290+ StoreLike object to open. See the
291+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
292+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
283293 arr : ndarray
284294 NumPy array with data to save.
285295 zarr_format : {2, 3, None}, optional
@@ -322,7 +332,9 @@ def save_group(
322332 Parameters
323333 ----------
324334 store : StoreLike
325- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
335+ StoreLike object to open. See the
336+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
337+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
326338 *args : ndarray
327339 NumPy arrays with data to save.
328340 zarr_format : {2, 3, None}, optional
@@ -413,7 +425,9 @@ def group(
413425 Parameters
414426 ----------
415427 store : StoreLike or None, default=None
416- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
428+ StoreLike object to open. See the
429+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
430+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
417431 overwrite : bool, optional
418432 If True, delete any pre-existing data in `store` at `path` before
419433 creating the group.
@@ -480,17 +494,9 @@ def open_group(
480494 Parameters
481495 ----------
482496 store : StoreLike or None, default=None
483- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
484-
485- Strings are interpreted as paths on the local file system
486- and used as the ``root`` argument to [zarr.storage.LocalStore][].
487-
488- Dictionaries are used as the ``store_dict`` argument in
489- [zarr.storage.MemoryStore][].
490-
491- By default (``store=None``) a new [zarr.storage.MemoryStore][]
492- is created.
493-
497+ StoreLike object to open. See the
498+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
499+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
494500 mode : {'r', 'r+', 'a', 'w', 'w-'}, optional
495501 Persistence mode: 'r' means read only (must exist); 'r+' means
496502 read/write (must exist); 'a' means read/write (create if doesn't
@@ -505,7 +511,9 @@ def open_group(
505511 path : str, optional
506512 Group path within store.
507513 chunk_store : StoreLike or None, default=None
508- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
514+ Separate storage for chunks. See the
515+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
516+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
509517 storage_options : dict
510518 If using an fsspec URL to create the store, these will be passed to
511519 the backend implementation. Ignored otherwise.
@@ -570,7 +578,9 @@ def create_group(
570578 Parameters
571579 ----------
572580 store : StoreLike
573- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
581+ StoreLike object to open. See the
582+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
583+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
574584 path : str, optional
575585 Group path within store.
576586 overwrite : bool, optional
@@ -672,7 +682,9 @@ def create(
672682 Memory layout to be used within each chunk.
673683 If not specified, the ``array.order`` parameter in the global config will be used.
674684 store : StoreLike or None, default=None
675- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
685+ StoreLike object to open. See the
686+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
687+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
676688 synchronizer : object, optional
677689 Array synchronizer.
678690 overwrite : bool, optional
@@ -832,7 +844,9 @@ def create_array(
832844 Parameters
833845 ----------
834846 store : StoreLike
835- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
847+ StoreLike object to open. See the
848+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
849+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
836850 name : str or None, optional
837851 The name of the array within the store. If ``name`` is ``None``, the array will be located
838852 at the root of the store.
@@ -996,7 +1010,9 @@ def from_array(
9961010 Parameters
9971011 ----------
9981012 store : StoreLike
999- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
1013+ StoreLike object to open. See the
1014+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
1015+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
10001016 data : Array | array-like
10011017 The array to copy.
10021018 write_data : bool, default True
@@ -1333,7 +1349,9 @@ def open_array(
13331349 Parameters
13341350 ----------
13351351 store : StoreLike
1336- Store or path to directory in file system or name of zip file.
1352+ StoreLike object to open. See the
1353+ [storage documentation in the user guide][user-guide-store-like]
1354+ for a description of all valid StoreLike values.
13371355 zarr_version : {2, 3, None}, optional
13381356 The zarr format to use when saving. Deprecated in favor of zarr_format.
13391357 zarr_format : {2, 3, None}, optional