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 OpenStackClient
 ===============
 
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+    :alt: Latest Version
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 OpenStackClient (aka OSC) is a command-line client for OpenStack that brings
 the command set for Compute, Identity, Image, Object Store and Volume APIs
 together in a single shell with a uniform command structure.