Introduction to Azure CLI (Command-Line Interface)

In this article you will learn about Azure Command-Line Interface.

What is Azure CLI?

An Azure Command-Line Interface (Azure CLI) to use a set of open-source shell-based commands for creating and handling resources in Microsoft Azure. Once the Azure CLI has been installed then you will be able to connect it with your Azure subscription and run the azure commands from your command-line interface (Bash, Terminal, Command prompt, and so on) to work with your Azure.

Use an installer

The following installer packages are available:

·        Windows installer

·        OS X installer

·        Linux installer

Run Azure CLI commands

For example, to run the help command, type the following:

azure help

To see the version of the Azure CLI you installed, type the following:

azure –version

To download your .publishsettings file from the Azure classic portal.

account download [options]

To imports a publishsettings file or certificate.

account import [options] <file>

To List the imported subscriptions

account list [options]

List of the account environments

account env list [options]

To adds an environment to the account

account env add [options] [environment]

 

To Show account environment details

account env show [options] [environment]

To adds an environment to the account

account env add [options] [environment]

To sets the account environment

account env set [options] [environment]

To deletes the specified environment from the account

account env delete [options] [environment]

Connect to an Azure subscription from the Azure Command-Line Interface (Azure CLI)

There are two ways to connect to our subscription from the Azure CLI:

• Log in to Azure using a work or school account or a Microsoft account identity 
•  Download and use a publish settings file