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[JENKINS-8797] Add support for retrieving job configuration via Jenkins CLI #15631
Description
The Jenkins CLI is missing support for retrieving the configuration of a job. The http://jenkins/job/name/config.xml URL only works when no authentication/authorization is required to access the file. The new command for the Jenkins CLI would complement the already existing create-job command.
Originally reported by sebastian_bergmann, imported from: Add support for retrieving job configuration via Jenkins CLI
- status: Resolved
- priority: Major
- component(s): cli
- resolution: Fixed
- resolved: 2011-08-10T02:30:20+00:00
- votes: 2
- watchers: 4
- imported: 2025-11-24
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The Jenkins CLI is missing support for retrieving the configuration of a job. The http://jenkins/job/name/config.xml URL only works when no authentication/authorization is required to access the file. The new command for the Jenkins CLI would complement the already existing create-job command.
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jenkins-infra-bot commentedon Mar 11, 2011
anthonyjeffery:
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I am also interested in this. In addition to getting the job config via CLI, we also need capability to set the job config via CLI. This is a legit use case for several of my customers and a CLI capability which other CI toolkits include.
Parameters to the edit-job would be the job name and/or updated xml file on the filesystem. Seems easy to implement.
-Anthony
jenkins-infra-bot commentedon Apr 1, 2011
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Hm, curl -u USERNAME http://jenkins/job/name/config.xml works for me. curl wants me to enter the password then or I could provide it via -uUSERNAME:PASSWORD.
jenkins-infra-bot commentedon Jun 22, 2011
kscheer:
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Additionally, if you want to use wget, you can use
This also works for the node toggleOffline command.
jenkins-infra-bot commentedon Aug 10, 2011
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Code changed in jenkins
User: Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Path:
changelog.html
core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/GetJobXmlCommand.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/UpdateJobXmlCommand.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/jenkins/6b2af9157a45d26f549bd2279d0f57fe8484bef9
Log:
[FIXED JENKINS-8797] added CLI commands to manipulate jobs by their XML
definitions.
Compare: 297aff0...6b2af91
jenkins-infra-bot commentedon Aug 10, 2011
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Integrated in
jenkins_main_trunk #1038
[FIXED JENKINS-8797] added CLI commands to manipulate jobs by their XML
Kohsuke Kawaguchi : 6b2af9157a45d26f549bd2279d0f57fe8484bef9
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jenkins-infra-bot commentedon Sep 12, 2011
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Code changed in jenkins
User: Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Path:
changelog.html
core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/GetJobXmlCommand.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/UpdateJobXmlCommand.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/jenkins/6b2af9157a45d26f549bd2279d0f57fe8484bef9
Log:
[FIXED JENKINS-8797] added CLI commands to manipulate jobs by their XML
definitions.
jenkins-infra-bot commentedon Oct 20, 2011
Raw content of original comment:
Code changed in jenkins
User: Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Path:
changelog.html
core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/GetJobXmlCommand.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/UpdateJobXmlCommand.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/jenkins/6b2af9157a45d26f549bd2279d0f57fe8484bef9
Log:
[FIXED JENKINS-8797] added CLI commands to manipulate jobs by their XML
definitions.