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

For OSX and Linux, you can install with the following curl script.

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

We also maintain a docker image preconfigured with the Azure CLI.

$ docker run -it azuresdk/azure-cli-python

For installation steps for common platforms, as well as dependency troubleshooting, please take a look at our installation guide.

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

After installation, use the az configure command to help setup your environment and get you logged in.

$ az configure

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

$ az storage -h
$ az vm create -h

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.

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

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

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

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 resource 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:~$

For more usage examples, take a look at our GitHub samples repo.

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.

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

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