Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0

A great cloud needs great tools; we're excited to introduce Azure CLI 2.0, our next generation multi-platform command line experience for Azure.

Installation

$ curl -L https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCli | bash

Please refer to the install guide for detailed install instructions.

A list of common install issues and their resolutions are available at install troubleshooting.

Developer Installation (see below)

• Docker
• Nightly Builds
• Developer Setup

Usage

$ az [ group ] [ subgroup ] [ command ] {parameters}

Get Started

Please refer to the "get started" guide for in-depth instructions.

For usage and help content, pass in the -h parameter, for example:

$ az storage -h
$ az vm create -h

Highlights

Here are a few features and concepts that can help you get the most out of the Azure CLI 2.0 Preview

The following examples are showing using the --output table format, you can change your default using the az configure command.

Tab Completion

We support tab-completion for groups, commands, and some parameters

# looking up resource group and name
$ az vm show -g [tab][tab]
AccountingGroup   RGOne  WebPropertiesRG

$ az vm show -g WebPropertiesRG -n [tab][tab]
StoreVM  Bizlogic

$ az vm show -g WebPropertiesRG -n Bizlogic

Query

You can use the --query parameter and the JMESPath query syntax to customize your output.

$ az vm list --query "[?provisioningState=='Succeeded'].{ name: name, os: storageProfile.osDisk.osType }"
Name                    Os
----------------------  -------
storevm                 Linux
bizlogic                Linux
demo32111vm             Windows
dcos-master-39DB807E-0  Linux

Creating a VM

The following block creates a new resource group in the 'westus' region, then creates a new Ubuntu VM. We automatically provide a series of smart defaults, such as setting up SSH with your ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub key. For more details, try az vm create -h.

$ az group create -l westus -n MyGroup
Name     Location
-------  ----------
MyGroup  westus

$ az vm create -g MyGroup -n MyVM --image ubuntults
MacAddress         ResourceGroup    PublicIpAddress    PrivateIpAddress
-----------------  ---------------  -----------------  ------------------
00-0D-3A-30-B2-D7  MyGroup          52.160.111.118     10.0.0.4

$ ssh 52.160.111.118
Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.19.0-65-generic x86_64)

System information as of Thu Sep 15 20:47:31 UTC 2016

System load: 0.39              Memory usage: 2%   Processes:       80
Usage of /:  39.6% of 1.94GB   Swap usage:   0%   Users logged in: 0

jasonsha@MyVM:~$

More Samples and Snippets

For more usage examples, take a look at our GitHub samples repo or https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/overview.

Reporting issues and feedback

If you encounter any bugs with the tool please file an issue in the Issues section of our GitHub repo.

To provide feedback from the command line, try the az feedback command!

Developer Installation

Docker

This install does not support the component feature.

We maintain a Docker image preconfigured with the Azure CLI. Run the latest automated Docker build with the command below.

$ docker run -v ${HOME}:/root -it azuresdk/azure-cli-python:latest

All command modules are included in this version as the image is built directly from the Git repository.
You can also get a specific version of Azure CLI 2.0 via Docker.

$ docker run -v ${HOME}:/root -it azuresdk/azure-cli-python:<version>

See our Docker tags for available versions.

Nightly Builds

Install nightly builds with pip in a virtual environment.

$ pip install --pre azure-cli --extra-index-url https://azureclinightly.blob.core.windows.net/packages

To upgrade your current nightly build pass the --upgrade option.

$ pip install --upgrade --pre azure-cli --extra-index-url https://azureclinightly.blob.core.windows.net/packages

• Builds happen at 21:00:00 PDT each night. They are published shortly afterwards.
• Whilst all command modules are built each night, not all are included on install.
• Install additional components with:

  $ export AZURE_COMPONENT_PACKAGE_INDEX_URL=https://azureclinightly.blob.core.windows.net/packages
  

  $ az component update --add <component_name> --private
  

• To view the list of installed packages, run az component list

Developer Setup

If you would like to setup a development environment and contribute to the CLI, see Configuring Your Machine.

Contribute Code

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct.

For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

If you would like to become an active contributor to this project please follow the instructions provided in Microsoft Azure Projects Contribution Guidelines.

License

Azure CLI

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation

All rights reserved. 

MIT License

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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