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azcopy_make

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azcopy make

Create a container or file share.

Synopsis

Create a container or file share represented by the given resource URL.

Usage

azcopy make [resourceURL]

Examples

  - azcopy make "https://[account-name].[blob,file,dfs].core.windows.net/[top-level-resource-name]"

Options

Flag Type Default Description
--quota-gb uint32 0 Specifies the maximum size of the share in gigabytes (GiB), 0 means you accept the file service's default quota.

Global Options

These options are inherited from parent commands.

Flag Type Default Description
--await-continue bool false Used when debugging, to tell AzCopy to await continue on stdin before starting any work. Assists with debugging AzCopy via attach-to-process
--await-open bool false Used when debugging, to tell AzCopy to await open on stdin, after scanning but before opening the first file. Assists with testing cases around file modifications between scanning and usage
--cap-mbps float64 0 Caps the transfer rate, in megabits per second. Moment-by-moment throughput might vary slightly from the cap. If this option is set to zero, or it is omitted, the throughput isn't capped.
--check-version bool false Check if a newer AzCopy version is available.
--debug-skip-files string `` Used when debugging, to tell AzCopy to cancel the job midway. List of relative paths to skip in the STE.
--log-level string INFO Define the log verbosity for the log file, available levels: DEBUG(detailed trace), INFO(all requests/responses), WARNING(slow responses), ERROR(only failed requests), and NONE(no output logs). (default 'INFO').
--output-level string default Define the output verbosity. Available levels: essential, quiet.
--output-type string text Format of the command's output. The choices include: text, json. The default value is 'text'.
--trusted-microsoft-suffixes string `` Specifies additional domain suffixes where Azure Active Directory login tokens may be sent. The default is '.core.windows.net;.core.chinacloudapi.cn;.core.cloudapi.de;.core.usgovcloudapi.net;*.storage.azure.net'. Any listed here are added to the default. For security, you should only put Microsoft Azure domains here. Separate multiple entries with semi-colons.

Parent command: azcopy

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