python-openstackclient/doc/source/man/openstack.rst
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=========
:program:`openstack`
=========
SYNOPSIS
========
:program:`openstack` [<global-options>] <command> [<command-arguments>]
:program:`openstack help` <command>
DESCRIPTION
===========
:program:`openstack` provides a common command-line interface to OpenStack APIs. It is generally
equivalent to the CLIs provided by the OpenStack project client librariess, but with
a distinct and consistent command structure.
:program:`openstack` uses a similar authentication scheme as the OpenStack project CLIs, with
the credential information supplied either as environment variables or as options on the
command line. The primary difference is a preference for using
``OS_PROJECT_NAME``/``OS_PROJECT_ID`` over the old tenant-based names. The old names work
for now though.
::
export OS_AUTH_URL=<url-to-openstack-identity>
export OS_PROJECT_NAME=<project-name>
export OS_USERNAME=<user-name>
export OS_PASSWORD=<password> # (optional)
OPTIONS
=======
:program:`openstack` recognizes the following global topions:
:option:`--os-auth-url <auth-url>`
Authentication URL
:option:`--os-project-name <auth-project-name>`
Authentication project name (only one of :option:`--os-project-name` or :option:`--os-project-id` need be supplied)
:option:`--os-project-id <auth-project-id>`
Authentication tenant ID (only one of :option:`--os-project-name` or :option:`--os-project-id` need be supplied)
:option:`--os-username <auth-username>`
Authentication username
:option:`--os-password <auth-password>`
Authentication password
:option:`--os-region-name <auth-region-name>`
Authentication region name
:option:`--os-default-domain <auth-domain>`
Default domain ID (defaults to 'default')
NOTES
=====
[This section intentionally left blank. So there.]
COMMANDS
========
To get a list of the available commands::
openstack -h
To get a description of a specific command::
openstack help <command>
FILES
=====
:file:`~/.openstack`
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
=====================
The following environment variables can be set to alter the behaviour of :program:`openstack`
:envvar:`OS_USERNAME`
Set the username
:envvar:`OS_PASSWORD`
Set the password
BUGS
====
Bug reports are accepted at the python-openstackclient LaunchPad project
"https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-openstackclient/+bugs".
AUTHORS
=======
Please refer to the AUTHORS file distributed with OpenStackClient.
COPYRIGHT
=========
Copyright 2011-2013 OpenStack Foundation and the authors listed in the AUTHORS file.
LICENSE
=======
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
SEE ALSO
========
The OpenStack project CLIs, the OpenStack API references. <links TBD>