Using AVCLI Help
This topic describes how to use AVCLI help.
Listing All Commands
To list all available AVCLI commands, type:
$ avcli help
The output follows:
[root@node0 zoneinfo]# avcli help
Usage: avcli [OPTION]... [COMMAND]
-u, --username username to login with
-p, --password password to login with
-H, --hostname hostname to login to
--log log file to capture debug information in
-x, --xml format output in XML
-V, --version display the version and exit
-h, --help display this message and exit
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If you type a command that AVCLI does not recognize, AVCLI displays the preceding output.
Displaying Help for a Specific Command
To display help for a specific command, type:
$ avcli help command_name
For example, if you type:
$ avcli help vm-create
The output is:
Usage: avcli vm-create[--interfaces] [--shared-storage]
Create a new VM.
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If you type a valid command with an invalid argument, AVCLI displays the same output as if you had specified help for the command.
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