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The :program:`nova` shell utility
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.. program:: nova
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.. highlight:: bash
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The :program:`nova` shell utility interacts with OpenStack Nova API
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from the command line. It supports the entirety of the OpenStack Nova API.
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First, you'll need an OpenStack Nova account and an API key. You get this
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by using the `nova-manage` command in OpenStack Nova.
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You'll need to provide :program:`nova` with your OpenStack username and
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API key. You can do this with the :option:`--username` and :option:`--apikey`
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options, but it's easier to just set them as environment variables by setting
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two environment variables:
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.. envvar:: NOVA_USERNAME
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Your OpenStack Nova username.
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.. envvar:: NOVA_API_KEY
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Your API key.
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For example, in Bash you'd use::
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export NOVA_USERNAME=yourname
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export NOVA_API_KEY=yadayadayada
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From there, all shell commands take the form::
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nova <command> [arguments...]
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Run :program:`nova help` to get a full list of all possible commands,
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and run :program:`nova help <command>` to get detailed help for that
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command.
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