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OpenStackClient
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===============
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OpenStackClient (aka OSC) is a command-line client for OpenStack that brings
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the command set for Compute, Identity, Image, Object Store and Volume APIs
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together in a single shell with a uniform command structure.
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The primary goal is to provide a unified shell command structure and a common
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language to describe operations in OpenStack.
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* `PyPi`_ - package installation
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* `Online Documentation`_
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* `Launchpad project`_ - release management
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* `Blueprints`_ - feature specifications
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* `Bugs`_ - issue tracking
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* `Source`_
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* License: Apache 2.0
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.. _PyPi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-openstackclient
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.. _Online Documentation: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/python-openstackclient/
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.. _Launchpad project: https://launchpad.net/python-openstackclient
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.. _Blueprints: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/python-openstackclient
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.. _Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-openstackclient
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.. _Source: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/python-openstackclient
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Getting Started
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===============
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OpenStack Client can be installed from PyPI using pip::
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pip install python-openstackclient
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There are a few variants on getting help. A list of global options and supported
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commands is shown with ``--help``::
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openstack --help
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There is also a ``help`` command that can be used to get help text for a specific
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command::
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openstack help
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openstack help server create
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Configuration
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=============
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The CLI is configured via environment variables and command-line
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options as listed in http://docs.openstack.org/developer/python-openstackclient/authentication.html.
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Authentication using username/password is most commonly used::
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export OS_AUTH_URL=<url-to-openstack-identity>
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export OS_PROJECT_NAME=<project-name>
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export OS_USERNAME=<username>
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export OS_PASSWORD=<password> # (optional)
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The corresponding command-line options look very similar::
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--os-auth-url <url>
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--os-project-name <project-name>
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--os-username <username>
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[--os-password <password>]
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If a password is not provided above (in plaintext), you will be interactively
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prompted to provide one securely.
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Authentication may also be performed using an already-acquired token
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and a URL pointing directly to the service API that presumably was acquired
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from the Service Catalog::
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export OS_TOKEN=<token>
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export OS_URL=<url-to-openstack-service>
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The corresponding command-line options look very similar::
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--os-token <token>
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--os-url <url-to-openstack-service>
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