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