Find commands
Azure CLI commands are organized as command groups. Each group represents an area
of an Azure service. There are two options to find command groups:
Use the az find command. For example, to search for command names containing vm,
use the following command:
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az find vm
Use the --help argument to get a complete list of subgroups within a reference
group. This example returns all the subgroups for virtual machines:
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az vm --help
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Subgroups:
application : Manage applications for VM.
availability-set : Group resources into availability sets.
boot-diagnostics : Troubleshoot the startup of an Azure Virtual Machine.
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Here's another example that finds the Azure CLI commands for grouping virtual
machines into availability sets, a subgroup of az vm:
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az vm availability-set --help
Also use --help to get parameter lists and command examples for a reference
command.
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az vm create --help
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Arguments
--name [Required] : Name of the virtual machine.
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Authentication Arguments
--admin-password : Password for the VM if authentication type is 'Password'.
--admin-username : Username for the VM...
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Managed Service Identity Arguments
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Examples
Create a VM from a custom managed image.
az vm create -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --image MyImage
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Use the A to Z reference index that lists all command groups alphabetically.
